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Brain neurons help keep track of time

From the American Association for the Advancement of Science media release: Turning the theory of how the human brain perceives time on its head, a novel analysis in mice reveals that dopamine neuron activity plays a key… 

Illusion reveals that the brain fills in peripheral vision

From the Association for Psychological Science media release: What we see in the periphery, just outside the direct focus of the eye, may sometimes be a visual illusion, according to new findings published in Psychological Science, a… 

Neuroimaging categorizes four depression subtypes

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From the Weill Cornell Medicine media release: Patients with depression can be categorized into four unique subtypes defined by distinct patterns of abnormal connectivity in the brain, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine. In a… 

Shooting, gang violence exposure leads to PTSD

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From the Northwestern University media release: The violence that women in disadvantaged neighborhoods experience and witness can result in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and full diagnoses, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study that examined a… 

How to make a motor neuron

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From the New York University media release: A team of scientists has uncovered details of the cellular mechanisms that control the direct programming of stem cells into motor neurons. The scientists analyzed changes that occur in the…