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PBS Shows on the Brain and Neuroplasticity Across the Lifespan

Science – A startling new map of the human brain has emerged during the past decade of neuroscience research, contradicting much of what was previously believed. Narrated by Blair Brown and directed by David Grubin, this…

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Treating Psychiatric Disorders - Something Smells Fishy

Health & Fitness – Might treating psychiatric and mood disorders be a simple and easy as eating more fish? With some of the nutritional support fish oil provides may be connected to healthier brain activity, it could possibly be.

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Brain's neuronal nexus mapped

Science – A structural brain map -- the most detailed to date -- provides support for a controversial theory of a "default" state of brain activity, and could bring key insights into the physiological basis of illnesses such…

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A Quandary on Blood Drops in the Brain

Health & Fitness – On Dec. 18, 2005, Ariel Sharon, then Israel's prime minister, was taken to a Jerusalem hospital with symptoms of a stroke, unable to speak or understand what others were saying...

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Scientists Identify the Brain's Activity Hub

Science – The outer layer of the brain, the reasoning, planning and self-aware region known as the cerebral cortex, has a central clearinghouse of activity below the crown of the head that is widely connected to more-specialized…

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Studies Show the Value of Not Overthinking a Decision

Science – Fishing in the stream of consciousness, researchers now can detect our intentions and predict our choices before we are aware of them ourselves. The brain, they have found, appears to make up its mind 10 seconds…

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The Brain Makes Decisions 10 Seconds Before We Become Conscious…

Science – Fishing in the stream of consciousness, researchers now can detect our intentions and predict our choices before we are aware of them ourselves. The brain, they have found, appears to make up its mind 10 seconds…

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How Lies Live and Grow in the Brain

Science – Even if they do not understand the neuroscience behind source amnesia, campaign strategists can exploit it to spread misinformation. They know that if their message is initially memorable, its impression will persist…

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World's Most Dangerous Drug

Health & Fitness – Methamphetamines affect the brain in numerous ways. The drug tricks the brain into thinking that extra dopamine is released. Eventually, the brain shuts down.

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Blood Glucose and the Brain: Sugar and Short-Term Memory

Health & Fitness – Many adults suffer from undiagnosed short-term memory loss. However, research has shown that maybe that some memory loss could be caused by the amount of glucose in the body's system.

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Want to Enhance Your Brain Power?

Science – Research hints that electrically stimulating the brain can speed learning.

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Neuroscientist Art Kramer on Why We Need Walking Book Clubs

Science – Ideally, combine both physical and mental stimulation along with social interactions. Why not take a good walk with friends to discuss a book? We lead very busy lives, so the more integrated and interesting activities…

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On Brain Age, Posit Science, and More Brain Training

Science – The great news is that there are more tools available than ever before to assess and train a variety of cognitive skills. The bad news (is this really news?) is that we shouldn't be expecting magic pills and…

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LinkNotes: Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress

Health & Fitness – Men And Women Respond Differently To Stress The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine is reporting research that shows that different parts of the brain are activated in males and females when confronted…

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Ben Has Boston on His Brain and Hawaii in His Heart

Celebrities – I think he's a good looking guy (I guess), but there's really no in-between with him. He either looks like a COMPLETE slob or he's dressed to the NINES...

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Evolutionarily Preserved Signature Found In Primate Brain

Science – Researchers have determined that there are hundreds of biological differences between the sexes when it comes to gene expression in the cerebral cortex of humans and other primates. These findings indicate that…

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Stroke Study Reveals a Key Target For Improving Treatment

Health & Fitness – For over a decade, the drug called tPA has proven its worth as the most effective emergency treatment for the most common kind of stroke. But its promise is blemished by two facts: tPA can cause dangerous bleeding…

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Brain injuries from falls a deadly risk for seniors

Health & Fitness – Nearly 8,000 older Americans who fell and banged their heads died from the brain injury in 2005, according to a government study released on Monday.

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Brain Study Shows Differences Between Gays, Straights

Science – Is there such a thing as a "gay brain"? If so, are some people born with brains that make them more likely to be homosexual? Or do the brains of gay people develop differently in response to experiences? Those…

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New Discovery Made in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's

Science – A very interesting article about what harvard Medical Center Researchers have dicovered about potential causes of Alzheimer's involving forms of protein beta-amyloid

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Study shows that chronic grief activates pleasure areas…

Science – Grief is universal, and most of us will probably experience the pain grief brings at some point in our lives, usually with the death of a loved one. In time, we move on, accepting the loss. But for a substantial…

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Exercise could improve brain disorder

Health & Fitness – A discovery by Melbourne brain scientists offers hope that enriching the environment of Rett patients could slow the progression of coordination and movement problems when used alongside drug therapy.

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Brain Blogging, Thirty-Fifth Edition

Health & Fitness – Looking for some answers to you brain related questions? In this edition of Brain Blogging we cover the power of brain tumors in self identification, unconventional uses for classic anti-psychotics, the chemical…

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When It Comes to Brains, Size Matters

Science – Findings of a three-year study by researchers at the University of California, Riverside and the University of Florida, Gainesville run counter to the popular belief that women have better language skills than men.…

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How to nap

Health & Fitness – Napping has garnered new respect thanks to solid scientific evidence that midday dozing benefits both mental activity and overall health.

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