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Alcoholism may be caused by dynamical dopamine imbalance

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From the National Research University Higher School of Economics press release: Researchers from the Higher School of Economics, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, Indiana University and the Russian Academy of Sciences Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Applied Physics… 

Protein called GRASP1 is needed to strengthen brain circuits

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From the Johns Hopkins University press release: Learning and memory depend on cells’ ability to strengthen and weaken circuits in the brain. Now, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that a protein involved in recycling… 

Media multitasking linked to distractibility among youth

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From the University of Helsinki press release: The aim of Mona Moisala’s doctoral dissertation was to study patterns of activity in cortical networks related to attention and working memory, as well as to investigate associations… 

Brain hardwired to respond to others’ itching

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From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: Some behaviors — yawning and scratching, for example — are socially contagious, meaning if one person does it, others are likely to follow suit. Now, researchers at… 

Study reveals how eyewitness testimonies can go wrong

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From the Florida Atlantic University press release: Eyewitnesses identify more than 75,000 suspects each year in the United States and their testimonies are one of the most compelling and powerful forms of evidence for a jury.…