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The thalamus, middleman of the brain, becomes a sensory conductor

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 07, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 1

Two new studies show that the thalamus--the small central brain structure often characterized as a mere pit-stop for sensory information on its way to the cortex--is heavily involved in sensory processing, and is an important ...

Brain scans show distinctive patterns in people with generalized anxiety disorder

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 07, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Scrambled connections between the part of the brain that processes fear and emotion and other brain regions could be the hallmark of a common anxiety disorder, according to a new study from the Stanford University School ...

Nerve-cell transplants help brain-damaged rats fully recover lost ability to learn

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 1

Nerve cells transplanted into brain-damaged rats helped them to fully recover their ability to learn and remember, probably by promoting nurturing, protective growth factors, according to a new study.

Poll finds sexting common among young people

Technology / Other

Dec 03, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 1

(AP) -- Think your kid is not "sexting"? Think again. Sexting - sharing sexually explicit photos, videos and chat by cell phone or online - is fairly commonplace among young people, despite sometimes grim ...

Pathological gambling may be successfully treated with medications for substance addiction

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Pathological gambling can be successfully treated with medications that decrease urges and increase inhibitions, according to researchers at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). Researchers ...

How to read brain activity?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 04, 2009 | 4 / 5 (6) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the very first time, scientists show what EEG can really tell us about how the brain functions.

Lifelong memories linked to stable nerve connections

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Our ability to learn new information and adapt to changes in our daily environment, as well as to retain lifelong memories, appears to lie in the minute junctions where nerve cells communicate, according to ...

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