Study sheds light on how the brain differentiates new stimuli from old ones

byColumbia UniversityThe illustration represents how sounds are encoded in the cerebral cortex, with neurons (at right) using "echoing" activity to track auditory stimuli to change and

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Study sheds light on how the brain differentiates new stimuli from old ones

byColumbia UniversityThe illustration represents how sounds are encoded in the cerebral cortex, with neurons (at right) using "echoing" activity to track auditory stimuli to change and

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Scientists map how plant-based psychedelic affects fear circuits

by Genomic PressPlasticity-promoting mechanisms triggered by dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and β-carboline (BC). (A) DMT and BC-induced increase in cortical plasticity are linked to enhanced BDNF levels, a

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Scientists map how plant-based psychedelic affects fear circuits

by Genomic PressPlasticity-promoting mechanisms triggered by dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and β-carboline (BC). (A) DMT and BC-induced increase in cortical plasticity are linked to enhanced BDNF levels, a

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Examining how personality type influences symptoms of depression

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Examining how personality type influences symptoms of depression

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Researchers show social connection is still underappreciated as a medically relevant health factor

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Researchers show social connection is still underappreciated as a medically relevant health factor

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Older people in England are happier now than before the COVID pandemic, national study suggests

byTaylor & FrancisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder people have greater general happiness, life satisfaction and sense of purpose than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic.That's

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Older people in England are happier now than before the COVID pandemic, national study suggests

byTaylor & FrancisCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOlder people have greater general happiness, life satisfaction and sense of purpose than they did before the COVID-19 pandemic.That's

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Impacts of workplace bullying on sleep can be 'contagious' between partners, research suggests

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Impacts of workplace bullying on sleep can be 'contagious' between partners, research suggests

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Study exposes link between genetic risk of depression and heart disease in women

byUniversity of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who have a high genetic risk of depression are more likely to develop heart disease, University of Queensland researchers have found.Duri

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Study exposes link between genetic risk of depression and heart disease in women

byUniversity of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainWomen who have a high genetic risk of depression are more likely to develop heart disease, University of Queensland researchers have found.Duri

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Decluttering can be stressful. A clinical psychologist explains how personal values can make it easier

by Mary E. Dozier,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainI recently helped my mom sort through boxes she inherited when my grandparents passed away. One box was labeled—either ironically or ge

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Decluttering can be stressful. A clinical psychologist explains how personal values can make it easier

by Mary E. Dozier,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainI recently helped my mom sort through boxes she inherited when my grandparents passed away. One box was labeled—either ironically or ge

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Perception of trustworthiness may drive brain's safety and alarm signals

bySociety for NeuroscienceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPerceiving whether another person is a personal health risk requires quickly assessing their trustworthiness. With limited characteris

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Perception of trustworthiness may drive brain's safety and alarm signals

bySociety for NeuroscienceCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPerceiving whether another person is a personal health risk requires quickly assessing their trustworthiness. With limited characteris

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Study finds minimal proof that increased surveillance technology benefits mental health wards

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is little evidence to support the increasing use of surveillance technologies on inpatient mental health wards, according to a n

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Study finds minimal proof that increased surveillance technology benefits mental health wards

byUniversity College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThere is little evidence to support the increasing use of surveillance technologies on inpatient mental health wards, according to a n

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Study links heavy cannabis use to higher death risk, psychosis

by India EdwardsHeavy weed use may be far more dangerous than people realize, according to a pair of studies published inJAMA Network Open.People diagnosed withcannabis use disorder(

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Study links heavy cannabis use to higher death risk, psychosis

by India EdwardsHeavy weed use may be far more dangerous than people realize, according to a pair of studies published inJAMA Network Open.People diagnosed withcannabis use disorder(

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Mice exhibit altruistic rescue behavior linked to oxytocin-driven brain pathways

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Mice exhibit altruistic rescue behavior linked to oxytocin-driven brain pathways

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