Someday doctors may prescribe sugar pills for certain chronic pain patients based on their brain anatomy and psychology. And the pills will reduce their pain as effectively as any powerful …read more Source:: Science
Tag: brain
Found: A destructive mechanism that blocks the brain from knowing when to stop eating
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•Researchers have uncovered a destructive mechanism at the molecular level that causes a well-known phenomenon associated with obesity: leptin resistance. They found that mice fed a high-fat diet produce an …read more Source:: Science
How the brain suppresses the act of revenge
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•Researchers have developed an economic game in which a participant is confronted with the fair behavior of one player and the unfair provocations of another player. They observed which areas …read more Source:: Science
Every person has a unique brain anatomy
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•Like with fingerprints, no two people have the same brain anatomy, a study has shown. This uniqueness is the result of a combination of genetic factors and individual life experiences. …read more Source:: Science
Foods combining fats and carbohydrates more rewarding than foods with just fats or carbs
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•Researchers show that the reward center of the brain values foods high in both fat and carbohydrates — i.e., many processed foods — more than foods containing only fat or …read more Source:: Science
Remarkable skill of ancient Peru’s cranial surgeons
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•A neurorehabilitation expert who helps modern patients recover from brain surgery, chronicles the remarkable skill of ancient Peru’s cranial surgeons. …read more Source:: Science
Early life experiences influence DNA in the adult brain
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•In the perennial question of nature versus nurture, a new study suggests an intriguing connection between the two. Scientists report that the type of mothering a female mouse provides her …read more Source:: Science
Is your stress changing my brain?
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•Scientists have discovered that stress transmitted from others can change the brain in the same way as a real stress does. …read more Source:: Science
New neurons in the adult brain are involved in sensory learning
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•Scientists have demonstrated that the new neurons produced in adults react preferentially to reward-related sensory stimuli and help speed up the association between sensory information and reward. Adult-born neurons therefore …read more Source:: Science
Researchers invent tiny, light-powered wires to modulate brain’s electrical signals
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•A new study shows how tiny, light-powered wires could be fashioned out of silicon to manipulate electrical signaling between neurons. The research offers a new avenue to shed light on–and …read more Source:: Science