How Repeated Exposure Trains the Brain to Recognize Faces
Summary: A Harvard Medical School study finds that exposure to faces during early development is essential for the brain regions that recognize…
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Is Drinking Under 6 Cups of Coffee a Day Safe?
Summary: New research links drinking more than six cups of coffee per day with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. Source: University…
Abstract Reasoning Predicts Future Depression in Older Adults
Summary: New research indicates that declines in abstract reasoning during later life can predict increases in depressive symptoms over time. The study…
New Neuropsychiatric Cell Biobank Boosts Brain Disorder Research
Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital have completed the first phase of a major collaboration to clarify the complex…
Preschool Readiness at Age 4 Predicts Teen Outcomes
Summary: A new study led by the University of Leeds, using data from the Connected Bradford project, finds that children assessed as…
Are Mind-Reading Brain Scanners Leading to Big Brother?
Summary: Researchers are debating the limits of fMRI research and how far it should be allowed to probe the contents of our…
Schizophrenia Brain Connectivity: What Changes and Why
Summary: Researchers report that reduced connectivity between the thalamus and prefrontal cortex may be a common feature in people with schizophrenia. Source:…
Long COVID Blood Markers Linked to Neuropsychiatric Symptoms
Summary: Researchers have found elevated levels of a blood biomarker that can persist for months in people with long COVID who experience…
Early Hypertension Alters Brain Structure, Raises Dementia Risk
Summary: New research links high blood pressure beginning in a person’s thirties and early forties with smaller overall brain volume and a…
Autism-Linked Gene Alters Brain’s Social Hormone Signals
Summary: A new study uncovers how a mutation in the Shank3 gene, linked to autism spectrum disorder, alters social behavior by disrupting…
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