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The secret lives (and deaths) of neurons

UNC researchers uncover surprising insights about how nerve cells rewire themselves, shedding light on a process linked with neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental ...

Brain uses internal ‘average voice’ prototype to identify who is talking

The human brain is able to identify individuals’ voices by comparing them against an internal ‘average voice’ prototype, according to neuroscientists. ...

UCSB Study Shows Where Scene Context Happens in our Brain

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) –– In a remote fishing community in Venezuela, a lone fisherman sits on a cliff overlooking the southern Caribbean Sea. ... Full story

Common brain processes of anesthetic-induced unconsciousness identified

A new study and editorial in Anesthesiology suggest a similar pathway to unconsciousness ... Full story

B vitamins can slow the Alzheimer’s disease-related shrinkage of the brain

Further analysis of the 2010 VITACOG clinical trial on elderly people with memory problems, part-funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC), has shown that high doses of three B vitamins (particularly B12) may slow down the shrinkage of the specific parts of the brain that are vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease. ... Full story

Going live – immune cell activation in multiple sclerosis

New indicator molecules visualise the activation of auto-aggressive T cells in the body as never before ... Full story

Study shows that insomnia may cause dysfunction in emotional brain circuitry

DARIEN, IL – A new study provides neurobiological evidence for dysfunction in the neural circuitry underlying emotion regulation in people with insomnia, which may have implications for the risk relationship between insomnia and depression. ... Full story

Brain Can Be Trained in Compassion, Study Shows

Until now, little was scientifically known about the human potential to cultivate compassion — the emotional state of caring for people who are suffering in a way that motivates altruistic behavior. ... Full story

Migraine and Depression Together May Be Linked with Brain Size

MINNEAPOLIS – Older people with a history of migraines and depression may have smaller brain tissue volumes than people with only one or neither of the conditions, according to a new study in the May 22, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ... Full story

World-class aphasia program gives stroke survivors a lift

An Australian-first aphasia program conducted by The University of Queensland is changing lives for people who experience language difficulties after stroke or neurological injury. ... Full story

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