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  • Jul 21, 2017
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  • Jul 17, 2017
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    Brain Connectivity After 30 May Predict Psychological Problems
    Underdevelopment of the brain network underlying inhibition — the ability to concentrate on a particular stimulus and tune out competing stimuli — after 30 years of age is associated with self-reported psychological problems, according to a study published in The Journal of Neuroscience.
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    Jul 14, 2017
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    House Subcommittee Passes FY18 Funding Bill That Would Boost NIH Budget
    A House Appropriations Subcommittee recently approved a funding bill that would provide NIH with a $35.2 billion budget in FY2018.
  • Jul 14, 2017
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  • Jul 10, 2017
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    Brain Training No Better Than Video Games at Improving Brain Function
    The commercial brain-training program Lumosity has no effect on decision-making or brain activity in young adults, according to a randomized, controlled trial published in The Journal of Neuroscience.
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  • Jun 26, 2017
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    Alzheimer's Risk Gene Associated With Failure to Adapt to Cognitive Challenge in Healthy Adults
    Healthy adults carrying the gene APOE4 — the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) — may struggle to adapt their brain activity to increasing cognitive demands as they get older, according to a study published in The Journal of Neuroscience.
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    Jun 26, 2017
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    The Brain's Fight and Flight Responses to Social Threat
    A study published in eNeuro exploring the neural correlates of the “fight-or-flight” response finds that people who choose to flee perceive a greater threat, which leads them to mentally and behaviorally disengage from the situation.
  • Jun 23, 2017
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