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Brain's Prefrontal Cortex Linked To Hypocrisy, Study Suggests
Findings published in the journal Cell Reports revealed that among people who displayed hypocrisy, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) was less active and less connected to other brain regions involved in decision making and morality.
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Common Diabetes Drug Metformin Works By Acting On Brain: Study
While diabetes medications are not considered as targeting the brain, the study, published in the journal Science Advances, shows that metformin has been influencing brain pathways all along, the researchers said.
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Fatigue In Depression Linked To Brain's Energy Imbalance, Study Finds
A study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry found that brain and blood cells in young adults with depression produced energy at rest but had trouble increasing production when needed -- the imbalance could contribute to symptoms such as
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Birding Can Boost Brain Health And Slow Ageing, New Study Reveals
A new study suggests that expert birders may experience slower age-related changes in the brain
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Peripheral Retina May Help Detect Early Signs Of Alzheimer's Disease Before Brain Damage: Study
The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, was conducted in mouse models and revealed how 'Muller glia', or retinal support cells
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Doctor Says Brain May Stay Active After Heart Stops, Study Finds
A new study led by Dr Sam Parnia suggests that the brain may remain active and capable of awareness for up to an hour after cardiac arrest, with some revived patients recalling events that took place while they were clinically dead.
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Speedy Cognitive Exercises May Reduce Dementia Risk, Study Reveals
Despite the promising result, experts caution that more research is needed to understand the full impact of brain training on dementia prevention.
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Stress During Pregnancy May Cause Brain Defects In Children, Says New Study
In a paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, researchers have mapped how stress events during pregnancy can affect the neuroimmune landscape of the developing foetal brain.
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Compulsive Behaviours Could Be Inflammation, Not 'Habit Loop', Says New Study In Rats
The study, published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, looked at rats and tested whether inducing inflammation in the striatum brain region responsible for motor control, habit forming and motivation would increase habitual behaviour.
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New Study Explains How Harm, Responsibility Are Linked With Feelings Of Guilt, Shame
The study, published in the journal eLife, also found that distinct brain regions were involved in guilt and shame-driven compensatory behaviour.
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Brain's Prefrontal Cortex Linked To Hypocrisy, Study Suggests
Findings published in the journal Cell Reports revealed that among people who displayed hypocrisy, the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) was less active and less connected to other brain regions involved in decision making and morality.
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Common Diabetes Drug Metformin Works By Acting On Brain: Study
While diabetes medications are not considered as targeting the brain, the study, published in the journal Science Advances, shows that metformin has been influencing brain pathways all along, the researchers said.
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Fatigue In Depression Linked To Brain's Energy Imbalance, Study Finds
A study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry found that brain and blood cells in young adults with depression produced energy at rest but had trouble increasing production when needed -- the imbalance could contribute to symptoms such as
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Birding Can Boost Brain Health And Slow Ageing, New Study Reveals
A new study suggests that expert birders may experience slower age-related changes in the brain
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Peripheral Retina May Help Detect Early Signs Of Alzheimer's Disease Before Brain Damage: Study
The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, was conducted in mouse models and revealed how 'Muller glia', or retinal support cells
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Doctor Says Brain May Stay Active After Heart Stops, Study Finds
A new study led by Dr Sam Parnia suggests that the brain may remain active and capable of awareness for up to an hour after cardiac arrest, with some revived patients recalling events that took place while they were clinically dead.
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Speedy Cognitive Exercises May Reduce Dementia Risk, Study Reveals
Despite the promising result, experts caution that more research is needed to understand the full impact of brain training on dementia prevention.
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Stress During Pregnancy May Cause Brain Defects In Children, Says New Study
In a paper published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, researchers have mapped how stress events during pregnancy can affect the neuroimmune landscape of the developing foetal brain.
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Compulsive Behaviours Could Be Inflammation, Not 'Habit Loop', Says New Study In Rats
The study, published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, looked at rats and tested whether inducing inflammation in the striatum brain region responsible for motor control, habit forming and motivation would increase habitual behaviour.
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New Study Explains How Harm, Responsibility Are Linked With Feelings Of Guilt, Shame
The study, published in the journal eLife, also found that distinct brain regions were involved in guilt and shame-driven compensatory behaviour.
