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• Even Without Stress, PTSD Effects Persist in Brain Regions

  
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  Emerging research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) finds that specific areas of the brain may show effects of trauma even in non-stressful situations. Prior imaging studies of people with PTSD have shown that these brain regions can over- or underreact in response to stressful tasks, such as recalling a ...
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• Dangerous assumptions in neuroscience

  
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  By Robert G. Shulman I’ve spent decades in magnetic resonance research and since 1980 my colleagues and I have been studying the human brain. Like many fields of science, it is astounding to reflect on the progress made in the uses of magnetic resonance which has gone from being a physicist’s means of studying ...
  3 days ago

• Real-time Brain Feedback May Help Overcome Anxiety, OCD

  
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  People provided with a real-time readout of their brain activity can learn to control that activity and decrease their anxiety, according to a new study. For the study, researchers at Yale University used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), to display the activity of the orbitofrontal cortex, a brain region ...
  1 week ago

• Drowning Sorrows in a… Melody? The Neuroaesthetics of Music

  
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  Sex, drugs & rock n’ roll. Ever wondered why those three things go together in this famous expression? Neuroaesthetics is the relatively recent study of questions such as “Why do we like the things we like?” and “Why do some people find one thing pleasing while others find it appalling?” It has ...
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• V5 Region of Visual Cortex Responsible For Tracking Fast Moving Object

  
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  In a study conducted by UC Berkeley scientists, research shows that for the brain to process fast moving objects, the V5 region of the visual cortex accurately predicts where and how these objects move. The part of the brain responsible for processing visual information is the Visual Cortex. It can be found in the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Protein Complex NF-κB In Brains Hypothalamus May Have Effect In Aging

  
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  Scientists are studying the relation between aging and the activation of the protein complex called NF-κB (nuclear factor kappa-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells) in the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is the region of the brain that is responsible for homeostasis, emotions, thirst, circadian rhythms, and ...
  3 weeks ago

• Meditation Fact Sheet: Scientifically Proven Benefits & a Who’s Who of Famous Meditators

  
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  I’m calling this article a “fact sheet.” That’s because instead of the usual paragraphs and paragraphs of prose, I’m providing a condensed summary of the following: The Proven Benefits of Meditation (scientifically studied & reported in respected journals) A Who’s Who of  Meditators & ...
  3 weeks ago

• Clenching Fists Can Help Form Stronger Memories and Also In Recollecting Them

  
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  In a paper published in PLOS ONE, researchers at the Montclair State University found in their study that clenching fists can help form and recollect memory. In their paper, they observed that clenching the right fist can help in forming stronger memory and clenching the left fist can aid in recollecting them. ...
  4 weeks ago

• Humans Respond Emotionally to Robots

  
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  Technology is on a roll as robots and other forms of simulation devices are now used in schools, home and work environments. Robots and simulations can do just about anything from cleaning up after a spilled coffee to providing a platform for physicians to practice delivering babies — with all the bodily fluids and ...
  4 weeks ago

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