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Talking to ourselves and voices in our heads

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From the University of New South Wales press release: As far our brain is concerned, talking to ourselves in our heads may be fundamentally the same as speaking our thoughts out loud, new research shows.… 

Study reveals brain mechanisms of auditory attention

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From the Carnegie Mellon University press release: How is it that we are able–without any noticeable effort–to listen to a friend talk in a crowded cafĂ© or follow the melody of a violin within an… 

Study suggests Twitter can reveal our shared mood

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From the University of Bristol press release: In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the University of Bristol have analysed mood indicators in text from 800 million anonymous messages posted on Twitter. These… 

Neurobiology: The chemistry of memory

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From the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen (LMU) press release: Learning requires the chemical adaptation of individual synapses. Researchers have now revealed the impact of an RNA-binding protein that is intimately involved in this process on learning and… 

Study suggests smart people have better connected brains

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From the Goethe University Frankfurt press release: Differences in intelligence have so far mostly been attributed to differences in specific brain regions. However, are smart people’s brains also wired differently to those of less intelligent…