People Who Hear Voices Detect Hidden Speech in Noise
Summary: A new study published in Brain finds that people who experience auditory verbal hallucinations are better at detecting concealed speech within…
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DNA Predicts Multiple Sclerosis Risk Years Before Symptoms
Q: What is this study trying to discover about MS?A: The study aims to discover how inherited genetic risk factors and the…
Study Finds Diabetes Drug Eases Anxiety in Mice
Summary: Metformin, a widely used diabetes medication, shows potential to reduce anxiety- and depression-like behaviors by increasing serotonin availability in the brain.…
How Human Neurons Differ From Other Mammals
Summary: Human neurons contain fewer ion channels than those of many other mammals. Researchers say this reduced channel density may allow the…
Epigenetic Mechanism Found to Increase Lifelong Stress Risk
Summary: Early-life stress triggers an epigenetic change in D2-type medium spiny neurons in the nucleus accumbens, increasing vulnerability to stress in adulthood.…
Why Language Switching Benefits Bilingual Toddlers
Concordia Researchers Find Greater Cognitive Benefits in More Proficient Bilingual Toddlers New research shows that toddlers who are more proficient at switching…
How the Brain Learns: Neuroscience Behind Memory and Skills
Summary: An open-source, calcium-based model of synaptic plasticity in the neocortex offers a practical framework to better understand how learning occurs in…
Smell Test May Track Early Alzheimer’s Progression
Summary: Researchers at McGill University have developed a simple odor identification test that could help clinicians identify people at higher risk of…
New High-Abuse-Risk Pain Drugs More Likely to Be Approved
Summary: A retrospective analysis shows that 27.8% of pain medications classified as having high abuse potential successfully complete development, compared with just…
Can Roosters Recognize Their Reflection? What Research Shows
Summary: Long underestimated, chickens are now central to new research on animal self-awareness. Recent experiments with roosters suggest they may recognize their…
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