Massage Stones Reveal Prefrontal Cortex Role in Touch
Summary: New findings illuminate how the prefrontal cortex contributes to sensory processing and perceptual experience. Source: University of Toronto Imagine a picture…
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Maternal Binge Drinking Linked to Child Mood and Alcohol Problems
Summary: New research indicates that binge drinking by mothers before and during pregnancy and while breastfeeding can increase the risk of mood…
How Humans Innately Sense Nutritional Needs
Summary: New research suggests people’s food choices are guided by nutritional needs—micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals—rather than by calories alone. Source:…
How the Brain’s Inner Compass Guides Urban Navigation
Summary: Researchers used a realistic virtual reality taxi-driving paradigm to investigate how the human brain maintains a stable sense of direction in…
Researchers Give Astrocytes VIP Treatment to Boost Brain Repair
Summary: Researchers tracked the maturation of astrocytes produced from human cortical spheroids (hCSs) and found that the lab-grown cells develop on a…
Body Language: Visual Cues That Make You More Attractive
Research reveals our visual system is a “sensitive lie detector”. What makes one person appear attractive to another? Recent research from Queen’s…
Blood Biomarker Predicts Stroke and Dementia Risk
Summary: Six inflammatory proteins measured in blood can help assess an individual’s risk of cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD), a form of…
Autism Linked to Increased Early-Onset Parkinson’s Risk
Summary: A large, population-based Swedish study found that people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face a substantially higher risk of developing…
New Pathway Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease
Studies may provide insight into novel therapeutic approaches targeting formation of tau pathology that drives degeneration. Researchers have identified a newly characterized…
Smoking Cannabis Reduces Diabetic Neuropathy Pain, Study Finds
New research reported in The Journal of Pain indicates that inhaled cannabis can reduce pain from diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and that the…
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