Brain Geometry Reveals Hidden Dimensions of Consciousness
Summary: Using neuroimaging, researchers identified three cortical gradients that correspond to distinct dimensions of consciousness. Source: University of Michigan Understanding what it…
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Why You Forget Names: The Left Brain’s Role in Recall
Summary: A new study shows both shared and distinct roles for the left and right sides of the brain in storing and…
How Your Birth Zip Code Affects Life Expectancy
Summary: Researchers explain why being born and raised in certain places can dramatically affect life expectancy. Source: The Conversation. Newly released data…
New Depression Biomarker Identified in Traumatic Brain Injury
Nearly half of people who suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI) develop depressive symptoms within a year. When depression accompanies TBI, patients…
How 9/11 Affected Global Mental Health
Summary: A new population-wide study examines how the September 11, 2001 attacks affected mental health well beyond the United States, documenting measurable…
Mapping NMDA Receptors in the Brain: Techniques and Insights
Summary: Researchers reveal the structure of a critical portion of the NMDA receptor and explain how zinc and a drug affect its…
New Metabolic Blood Test May Speed Up Autism Diagnosis
Summary: A new study reports that a blood-based metabolic test can identify roughly 17% of young children on the autism spectrum. Source:…
Low Maternal Iron in Pregnancy Impairs Infant Brain Development
In the first study of its kind, researchers report that even modestly low maternal iron intake during pregnancy produces measurable changes in…
Six New Molecule Groups That Could Slow Aging
Summary: Researchers report that six plant extracts previously identified can slow aging by targeting distinct cellular signalling pathways. Source: Concordia University. Montreal…
New Study Shows How Context Controls Stem Cell Differentiation
Understanding how blank-slate stem cells choose their adult identities — whether to become muscle, bone, neuron, or another cell type — has…
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