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Study identifies sensory neurons critical to sense of touch

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From the Duke University Medical Center press release via ScienceDaily: While studying the sense of touch, scientists at Duke Medicine have pinpointed specific neurons that appear to regulate perception. The sensory neurons are characterized by… 

Study looks at how the brain measures time

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From the Public Library of Science press release via ScienceDaily: Researchers at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Magnetic Resonance Research (CMRR) have found a small population of neurons that is involved in measuring time,… 

Researchers look at how mindfulness works

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From the Brigham and Women’s Hospital press release via EurekAlert!: Achieving mindfulness through meditation has helped people maintain a healthy mind by quelling negative emotions and thoughts, such as desire, anger and anxiety, and encouraging… 

Study identifies part of brain that processes empathy

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From the Mount Sinai Medical Center press release via Newswise: An international team led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York has for the first time shown that one area of…