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When damaged, the adult brain repairs itself by going back to the beginning

When adult brain cells are injured, they revert to an embryonic state, according to new findings published in the April 15, 2020 issue of by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues elsewhere. The scientists report that in their newly adopted immature...
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How expectations influence learning

During learning, the brain is a prediction engine that continually makes theories about our environment and accurately registers whether an assumption is true or not. A team of neuroscientists from Ruhr-Universität Bochum has shown that expectation during these predictions affects the activi...
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Little scientists: Children prefer storybooks that explain why and how things happen

Children have an insatiable appetite to understand why things are the way they are, leading to their apt description as "little scientists." While researchers have been aware of children's interest in causal information, they didn't know whether it influenced children's preferences during real-wo...
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Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth

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TUESDAY, April 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- When the Beatles sang that "money can't buy me love," they were right, researchers say.
"When people base their self-worth on financial success, they experienc...
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4 in 10 Security Guards Suffer PTSD, Study Finds

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TUESDAY, April 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Many British security guards have post-traumatic stress ...
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Long Periods in Space Alter Astronauts' Brains

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TUESDAY, April 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Long periods of time in space may cause brain volume increases in astronauts, new research shows.
Extended periods in space have long been known to cause vision pr...
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Novel high-speed microscope captures brain neuroactivities

Our brain contains tens of billions of nerve cells (neurons) which constantly communicate with each other by sending chemical and electrical flashes, each lasting a short one millisecond (0.001 sec). In every millisecond, these billions of swift-flying flashes altogether traveling in a giant star...
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Students often do not question online information

The Internet and social media are among the most frequently used sources of information today. Students, too, often prefer online information rather than traditional teaching materials provided by universities. According to a study conducted by Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) and Goethe...
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Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?

Title: Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
Category: Health News
Created: 4/14/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/14/2020 12:00:00 AM

Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer’s

Title: Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 4/13/2020 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/14/2020 12:00:00 AM