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·August 6, 2010·2 min read

Brain Receives Sensory Info From Prosthetic Hand

A prosthetic hand system has been created that allows the user's brain to pick up sensory information from the prosthetic hand.

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·August 5, 2010·2 min read

3q29 Deletion: Large Risk Genetic Marker For Schizophrenia

A large risk genetic marker of schizophrenia has been discovered by scientists. The researchers found that a specific deletion at 3q29, which contains two genes already known to be associated with intellectual disabilities , PAK2 and DLG1, increased the odds of schizophrenia symptoms by nearly 17 times those with no deletion.

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·August 5, 2010·1 min read

Animal Emotions in Scope of Research

Researchers look deeper into animal emotions for clues about decision making. New approaches in the study of animal behavior allow researchers to study the effects of optimistic and pessimistic moods on animal behavior.

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·August 4, 2010·3 min read

Optimistic Brains vs Pessimistic Brains: Belief Affects Posterior Parietal Cortex Performance

Optimistic brains and pessimistic brains were compared in a brain-imaging study of the posterior parietal cortex, where it is believed sensory stimuli are transformed into movement plans.

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·August 3, 2010·2 min read

Memories With Emotional Content Form Even When Amygdala Is Damaged

A new study from researchers at UCLA indicates that new memories with emotional content can be formed even if the amygdala is damaged. Researchers believe that other areas compensated for the damaged amygdala, and aided learning and memory.

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·August 2, 2010·2 min read

Neuroglobin Could Be Key To Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease

Research scientists from UC Davis and the University of Auckland have discovered that neuroglobin might be key to preventing Alzheimer's disease. Neuroglobin can prevent apoptosis in response to nautral stress.

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·August 2, 2010·4 min read

Hard to Catch Up on Sleep Loss Study Finds

Sleeping in on the weekends may not allow you to recover from the sleep lost during the work week according to a recent sleep study.

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·August 2, 2010·2 min read

PTSD – Mental Toll of War Still Costly 20 Years Later

Some villages in Liberia have much higher rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, than others.

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·July 31, 2010·3 min read

Reading P300 Brain Waves to Predict Terrorist Attacks

Reading P300 brain waves of people concealing information allows researchers to reliably predict the concealed information.

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·July 29, 2010·3 min read

New Molecular Clue About Cause Of Brain Cell Death In Neurodegenerative Diseases

Researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute have discovered a new molecular clue about the cause of brain cell death in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·July 26, 2010·3 min read

Bullying, Genetics and Emotions: New Research Shows Links

Genetics research into the emotional responses of bullying shows that many bullied victims that later experience more emotional problems have genetic similarities.