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  • Widespread Brain Connections Enable Face Recognition
    Apr 29, 2019
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    Widespread Brain Connections Enable Face Recognition
    Remembering a familiar face engages a wider network of brain regions than previously thought, according to a study of healthy men and women published in JNeurosci.
  • Same Brain Cells Active During Sleep and Exploration in Mice
    Apr 29, 2019
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    Same Brain Cells Active During Sleep and Exploration in Mice
    Researchers have mapped the activity of individual neurons deep in the brain during sleep and exploration of novel objects in male and female mice, according to a study published in JNeurosci.
  • How Blindness Shapes Sound Processing
    Apr 22, 2019
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    How Blindness Shapes Sound Processing
    Adults who lost their vision at an early age have more refined auditory cortex responses to simple sounds than sighted individuals, according to new neuroimaging research published in JNeurosci.
  • Brain Marker for Angry Dreams
    Apr 15, 2019
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    Brain Marker for Angry Dreams
    Researchers have identified a pattern of brain activity that predicts anger experienced during dreaming, according to a new study of healthy adults published in JNeurosci.
  • Dopamine Regulates Sex Differences in Worms
    Apr 15, 2019
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    Dopamine Regulates Sex Differences in Worms
    Dopamine is responsible for sex-specific variations in common behaviors, finds a study of worm movements published in JNeurosci.
  • Resolving Sex Differences in Psychiatric Disorder Risk
    Apr 15, 2019
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    Resolving Sex Differences in Psychiatric Disorder Risk
    Male and female rats whose mother experienced a simulated viral infection during pregnancy display autism- and schizophrenia-like behaviors, according to a new follow-up study published in eNeuro.
  • How Education May Stave Off Cognitive Decline
    Apr 08, 2019
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    How Education May Stave Off Cognitive Decline
    Prefrontal brain regions linked to higher educational attainment are characterized by increased expression of genes involved in neurotransmission and immunity, finds a study of healthy older adults published in JNeurosci.
  • Migraine Neurobiology Linked to Prevalence in Females
    Apr 08, 2019
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    Migraine Neurobiology Linked to Prevalence in Females
    Low doses of a peptide known for decades to be involved in migraine trigger pain responses in female but not male rodents, according to a new research published in JNeurosci.
  • Alcohol Drinking Slows Brain Development in Monkeys
    Apr 01, 2019
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    Alcohol Drinking Slows Brain Growth in Adolescent Monkeys
    Heavy drinking during the cusp of adulthood reduces the rate of brain growth in male and female rhesus monkeys, according to new research published in eNeuro.
  • Orbitofrontal Cortex Regulates Threat Response in Monkeys
    Mar 26, 2019
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    Anxiety-Associated Brain Regions Regulate Threat Responses in Monkeys
    Damage to parts of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), a region within the prefrontal cortex, heightens monkeys' defensive responses to threat, according to new research published in JNeurosci.
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