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  • Microglia Transmit Pain to the Brain During Stress
    Dec 18, 2018
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    Research & Journals
    Microglia Transmit Pain to the Brain During Stress
    Research in male mice published in JNeurosci demonstrates activation of microglia in the spinal cord is responsible for increased pain sensitivity in response to stress.
  • Unraveling the Link Between Obesity and Sleep
    Dec 18, 2018
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    Unraveling the Link Between Obesity and Sleep
    One night of sleep loss can increase the desirability of junk foods, finds a study of healthy weight young men published in JNeurosci.
  • Buridan's Donkey Neuroscience Resolves Medieveal Decision-Making Conundrum
    Dec 11, 2018
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    Buridan's Donkey: Neuroscience Resolves Medieveal Decision-Making Conundrum
    The brain updates its preferences in real-time in order to choose between two equally attractive options, reveals a human neuroimaging and eye-tracking study published in JNeurosci.
  • What Makes Rats Relapse
    Dec 04, 2018
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    What Makes Rats Relapse
    Activation of the anterior insular cortex — a brain region implicated in drug abuse — rather than drinking history or motivation for alcohol predicts relapse after a month of abstinence, reports a study of male rats published in JNeurosci.
  • Reproductive Cycle May Foreshadow Alzheimer’s Disease
    Dec 04, 2018
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    Reproductive Cycle May Foreshadow Alzheimer's Disease
    Female mice destined to develop Alzheimer's-like pathology and related cognitive impairments display a unique pattern of fluctuation in sex hormones during the ovarian cycle, finds new research published in eNeuro. 
  • Timing Could Mean Everything After Spinal Cord Injury
    Dec 04, 2018
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    Timing Could Mean Everything After Spinal Cord Injury
    Moderate damage to the thoracic spinal cord causes widespread disruption to the timing of the body's daily activities, according to a study of male and female rats published in eNeuro.
  • Musical Training Improves Visual Timing
    Nov 22, 2018
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    Musical Training Improves Visual Timing
    Drummers and brass players are better able to judge the timing of visual stimuli than members of the color guard, according to a naturalistic study of the world-class drum corps Bluecoats published in eNeuro.
  • Ecstasy Ingredient May Promote Cooperation
    Nov 20, 2018
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    Ecstasy Ingredient May Promote Cooperation
    The recreational drug known as ecstasy or molly may help people regain trust in others after being betrayed, suggests results of a controlled laboratory study, published in JNeurosci, of healthy men given a pure form of the substance.
  • Where the Brain Turns Quality and Quantity Into Value
    Nov 20, 2018
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    Where the Brain Turns Quality and Quantity Into Value
    The anterior cingulate cortex integrates disparate information about the desirability and amount of an option to inform choice, according to findings published in JNeurosci.
  • Better Way to Transplant Human Stem Cells
    Nov 13, 2018
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    Better Way to Transplant Human Stem Cells
    A tissue-like structure created from human stem cells and implanted into a damaged region of the mouse brain improves cell survival and differentiation relative to conventional, cell-based methods, according to research published in eNeuro.
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