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    Brain cells that monitor liquid, mineral and salt levels in the body influence what types of drinks we crave when thirsty.
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    Water Or A Sports Drink? These Brain Cells May Decide Which One We Crave

    Oct 14, 2020
    Scientists have identified specialized brain cells that create two distinct kinds of thirst. Some cells respond to a need for water alone, while others produce a craving for water and salt.
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    This image shows the buildup of toxic tau proteins in the medial temporal gyrus of a human brain. Though some drugs can now remove these proteins, that hasn't seemed to ease Alzheimer's symptoms. It's time to look more deeply into how the cells work, sci
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    Alzheimer's Researchers Go Back To Basics To Find The Best Way Forward

    Jun 25, 2020
    After a decade of failure in treating Alzheimer's with drugs, the National Institutes of Health is funding a five-year effort in Seattle to learn more about how the disease starts in the brain.
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    Too Busy? Make Time To 'Do Nothing'

    Mar 12, 2020
    As many Americans start thinking about what a self-quarantine might look like, author Celeste Headlee has some advice: Put down your phone. Her book explains how we're "overdoing and underliving."
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    Will That Antidepressant Work For You? The Answer May Lie In Your Brain Waves

    Feb 10, 2020
    Scientists say certain brain wave patterns can predict whether a person is likely to respond to a common antidepressant, or would do better with non-drug therapy.
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    How does nicotine in e-cigarettes affect young brains? Researchers are teasing out answers. Research on young mice and rats shows how nicotine hijacks brain systems involved in learning, memory, impulse control and addiction.
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    How Vaping Nicotine Can Affect A Teenage Brain

    Oct 10, 2019
    Research on young mice and rats shows how nicotine hijacks brain systems involved in learning, memory, impulse control and addiction.
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    The Science Of Smiles, Real And Fake

    Jul 01, 2019
    According to the facial feedback hypothesis, the simple act of putting a smile on your face can boost your mood. But recent research shows pasting on a grin can have mixed results.
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    The image on the left shows the brains of pigs that were untreated for 10 hours after death, with neurons appearing as green, astrocytes as red and cell nuclei as blue. The image on the right shows cells in the same area of brains that, four hours after
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    Scientists Restore Some Function In The Brains Of Dead Pigs

    Apr 17, 2019
    The cells regained a startling amount of function, but the brains didn't have activity linked with consciousness. Ethicists see challenges to assumptions about the irreversible nature of brain death.
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    Even something as simple as chopping up food on a regular basis can be enough exercise to help protect older people from showing signs of dementia, a new study suggests.
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    Daily Movement — Even Household Chores — May Boost Brain Health In Elderly

    Jan 16, 2019
    Whether it's exercise or housework, older Americans who move their bodies regularly may preserve more of their memory and thinking skills, even if they have brain lesions and other signs of dementia.
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    If you like sudoku, go ahead and play. But staying sharp means using many parts of your brain.
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    A Brain Scientist Who Studies Alzheimer's Explains How She Stays Mentally Fit

    Oct 08, 2018
    Alzheimer's prevention specialist Jessica Langbaum says that like most working people she gets plenty of mental exercise without playing crossword puzzles or brain games. She says work is the key.
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    Researchers Find Herpes Viruses In Brains Marked By Alzheimer's Disease

    Jun 21, 2018
    Two herpes viruses that cause skin rashes in toddlers may accelerate Alzheimer's disease when they infect brain cells. The finding suggests antiviral drugs might help protect the brain.
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    Plaques located in the gray matter of the brain are key indicators of Alzheimer's disease.
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    Scientists Push Plan To Change How Researchers Define Alzheimer's

    Apr 10, 2018
    Research scientists say they want to define Alzheimer's by the biological changes it causes in the brain, rather than by symptoms like memory loss.
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    In her new book, Barbara Lipska describes surviving cancer that had spread to her brain, and how the illness changed her cognition, character and, ultimately, her understanding of the mental illnesses she studies.
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    'The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind' Returns From Madness

    Mar 31, 2018
    Neuroscientist Barbara Lipska describes in a new memoir surviving 20 brain tumors, and what the eight-week nightmare of psychological symptoms taught her about mental illnesses she's long studied.
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    Dr. Lee Goldstein, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, & Biomedical Engineering at Boston University and Newton North High School Football player Alex Riviero speak on the front porch of Dr. Gol
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    When A High School Football Player Meets A Brain Injury Researcher

    Mar 15, 2018
    High School athletes often raise money door-to-door for their teams. In Newton, Mass., a football player rang the doorbell of a leading brain injury researcher. Instead of money, he got a talk.
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    A hippocampal neuron seen in culture. Dendrites are green, dendritic spines are red and DNA is blue.
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    Sorry, Adults, No New Neurons For Your Aging Brains

    Mar 07, 2018
    The brains of birds and mice continue to produce new nerve cells in the hippocampus throughout life. But research now suggests the human brain stops doing this around adolescence.
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    The Salt
    A study in mice suggests that our brains tell us when to start and stop drinking long before our bodies are fully hydrated.
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    Still Thirsty? It's Up To Your Brain, Not Your Body

    Feb 28, 2018
    Thirst is what compels us to start hydrating. Now scientists have found a brain circuit in mice that seems to switch off thirst when they've taken in enough fluid and before it gets dangerous.
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    Your Besotted Brain: A Neuroscience Love Song

    Feb 13, 2018
    A Valentine's music video from Skunk Bear explores the ways your brain and body change when you fall in love — and change again as love deepens and matures.
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    Brain MRI
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    A Tiny Pulse Of Electricity Can Help The Brain Form Lasting Memories

    Feb 06, 2018
    Technology that uses electrical stimulation to tweak the brain may eventually help people with memory problems caused by a brain injury or Alzheimer's disease.
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    Eating Leafy Greens Each Day Tied to Sharper Memory, Slower Decline

    Feb 05, 2018
    Scientists are keen to figure out how diet influences aging, including brain health. A 5-year study of healthy seniors found those who ate a serving or two of daily greens had less cognitive decline.
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    I guess it's too late to change my mind.
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    Why Your Brain Has Trouble Bailing Out Of A Bad Plan

    Dec 07, 2017
    Researchers say it takes a lot of brainpower to stop an action, once it's underway. A study found that when people have to change a planned movement, 11 different brain areas have to get involved.
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    13.7: Cosmos And Culture
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    Science And The Mystery Of The Mind

    Nov 29, 2017
    We are still as ignorant about the "passage from the physics of the brain to the corresponding facts of consciousness" as John Tyndall and his Victorian colleagues were, says Marcelo Gleiser.
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    A chimpanzee skull, at left, and a human skull. Scientists are probing why our brains evolved so differently despite many similarities.
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    Human Brains Have Evolved Unique 'Feel-Good' Circuits

    Nov 23, 2017
    A comparison of brain tissue from monkeys, chimps and humans suggests that our brains produce the chemical messenger dopamine, which plays a major role in pleasure and rewards, far differently.
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    What Drives Some People To Take Personal Risks To Help Strangers?

    Oct 10, 2017
    Acts of altruism — like saving swimmers caught in a riptide from drowning or donating a kidney to a stranger — are among the thorniest puzzles of human nature, says guest blogger Abigail Marsh.
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    13.7: Cosmos And Culture
    Pedestrians walk on a flooded street on Sept. 11 as tropical storm Irma hits Charleston, S.C.
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    Simulating The Bodily Pain Of Future Climate Change

    Sep 23, 2017
    People can't simulate realistic, internal sensations, like temperature change or pain — which is a reason why more people aren't terrified by climate change, says guest blogger Lisa Feldman Barrett.
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    The Salt
    The tasty, frozen treats of summer can lose some of their appeal if they cause your brain to interpret that big gulp as pain.
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    Why We All Scream When We Get Ice Cream Brain Freeze

    Jul 31, 2017
    When temperatures soar, there's nothing like a frozen treat to take off the edge. But if we dive in too fast, our brains are thrown for a distressing and sometimes painful loop. Here's why.
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    For a rat, "metamemory" is about knowing whether you remember that predator in the distance, researchers say. For people, knowing what we don't know can be especially useful in navigating social interactions.
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    From Rats To Humans, A Brain Knows When It Can't Remember

    Jul 28, 2017
    When we see a familiar face, we know instantly if we can remember that person's name. That's because the human brain has an ability called metamemory. Looks like rats may have that higher power, too.

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