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Study suggests our dreams prepare us to face our fears

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From the Université de Genève press release: Do bad dreams serve a real purpose? To answer this question, researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), Switzerland, — working in… 

Study looks at perception of touch in the brain

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From the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences press release: An encouraging pat on the back or a soft sweater on the skin — even things that we do not actively explore… 

Researchers identify specific neurons that map memories

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From the Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science press release: An important aspect of human memory is our ability to conjure specific moments from the vast array of experiences that have occurred in… 

Study shows link between inflammation and mental sluggishness

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From the University of Birmingham press release: Scientists at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam have uncovered a possible explanation for the mental sluggishness that often accompanies illness. An estimated… 

Study looks at how the brain detects the rhythms of speech

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From the University of California – San Francisco press release: Neuroscientists at UC San Francisco have discovered how the listening brain scans speech to break it down into syllables. The findings provide for the first… 

Study looks at how thinking and memory change with age

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From the American Academy of Neurology press release: How well eight-year-olds score on a test of thinking skills may be a predictor of how they will perform on tests of thinking and memory skills when…