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• Compulsive Behaviour Triggered and Treated (from Nature)

  
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  Scientists have discovered how to create and then stop compulsive behavior in mice simply by using pulses of light to turn off or on brain cells, a process known as optogenetic. Very cool research - and yet I wonder how targeted it is and if there side effects we might not see in mice models. This article comes from ...
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• Image Influence: Placing Pictures for Maximum Impact

  
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  Theres an idea from cognitive psychology called cognitive fluency that has been making the rounds in the business world lately. The idea is simple enough: as human beings, we prefer that which is easy for us to understand and process. [ Neuromarketing ] [ Read More ]
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• Image Influence: Placing Pictures for Maximum Impact

  
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  There’s an idea from cognitive psychology called cognitive fluency that has been making the rounds in the business world lately. The idea is simple enough: as human beings, we prefer that which is easy for us to understand and process.
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• Breastfeeding Benefits Babies’ Brains

  
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  Using MRI brain imaging, researchers discover babies which are only breastfed have improved brain development over those who are fed with a combination of formula and breast milk, or those formula fed alone.
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• Circadian Rhythms Control Body’s Response to Intestinal Infections

  
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  Researchers discover circadian rhythms can boost the bodys ability to fight intestinal infections such as salmonella.
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• Brain Makes its Own Version of Valium

  
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  Researchers have found a naturally occurring protein, know as diazepam binding inhibitor, secreted only in discrete areas of the brain may act as a Valium-like break in certain types of epilepsy.
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• Genetic Engineering Alters Mosquitoes’ Sense of Smell

  
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  In one of the first successful attempts at genetically engineering mosquitoes, HHMI researchers have altered the way the insects respond to odors, including the smell of humans and the insect repellant DEET.
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• Scientists Advance Understanding of Brain Receptor; Could Help Fight Neurological Disorders

  
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  A new study provides clues into how the function of the most common NMDA receptor subtypes may be manipulated for clinical benefit. NMDA receptors have been implicated in a number of neurological and psychological disease, from Alzheimers to schizophrenia.
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• Scientists Discover the Origin of a Giant Synapse

  
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  Researchers discover the mechanism and protein responsible for the creation of the giant Calyx of Held synapse in the brains auditory system.
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• How to Get a Neuroscience Research Grants

  
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  Neuroscience research grants are one of the most important sources of funding for researcher and scholars in the neuroscience field.  A scientific research, especially in the field as complicated and sophisticated as neuroscience, may need more funding than what the researcher can afford to spend. Without the ...
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• The Vagus Nerve and the Healing Promise of The Sudarshan Kriya

  
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  Guest article Courtesy of Frank Huguenard,   Waking Times    At the center of our bodies resides a long, sinewy nerve that extends all the way from our medullas down through our chests to beyond our stomachs.  This nerve, known as the  Vagus Nerve , happens to be at a most fascinating intersection, not ...
  4 weeks ago

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