What Your Gamertag Says About Your Personality
What’s in a name? New research finds video game usernames reveal real-world personality traits and age-related patterns Psychologists at the University of…
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High-Speed Eye Tracking Detects Hidden Brain Injuries
Summary: Can a single concussion from your youth still affect your brain a decade or two later? New research suggests the answer…
Have My Neurons Seen This Before? The Science of Deja Vu
Researchers reveal how neurons respond to streams of familiar and unfamiliar images As visual scenes become increasingly complex, our brains constantly sort…
Why Facial Expressions Can Hide True Emotions
Summary: New research shows that context plays a central role in how people perceive others’ emotions. Source: UC Berkeley Context Matters: Faces…
Psychological Distress Raises Dementia Risk
Summary: A new study finds that experiencing vital exhaustion—a form of psychological distress—during late midlife is associated with an increased risk of…
How TMS Affects the Brain: Mechanisms and Outcomes
Summary: Researchers report that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) primes neural connections in the visual cortex for reorganization. Source: RUB Scientists at Ruhr-Universität…
7 Habits That Lower Dementia Risk for Adults With Genetic Risk
Seven Healthy Habits May Reduce Dementia Risk Even for Those With High Genetic Risk Summary: New research reports that adopting seven simple…
Mind-Reading Neurons Predict Others’ Behavior
Summary: Newly identified “simulation neurons” in the amygdala enable animals to reconstruct the mental states of social partners and predict their intentions.…
How the Brain Maps Social Network Structure
Summary: Brain regions that process spatial information also appear to encode and organize data about social relationships and social network structure. Source:…
Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery: Targeting the Right ROCK Kinase
Emory and Scripps researchers identify a promising strategy to slow Alzheimer’s disease by reducing beta-amyloid production Scientists from the Emory Alzheimer’s Disease…
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