News tagged with limbic system
New grass spray designed to relax and de-stress
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Ever wanted to bottle the green fresh aroma of a forest? UQ researcher Dr Nick Lavidis has done just that with a new "eau de grass" spray soon to be launched on the market.
Scientists uncover key developmental mechanisms of the amygdala
Jan 13, 2009 |
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For the first time, scientists at Children's National Medical Center have successfully identified a key developmental program for the amygdala—the part of the limbic system that impacts how the brain creates emotional memories ...
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Aiming to avoid damage to neurocognitive areas of the brain during cranial radiation
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Radiation oncologists at Rush University Medical Center are intent on finding ways to avoid damage to the critically important hippocampus and limbic circuit of the brain when cranial radiation is required to treat existing ...
Deep brain stimulation may improve memory
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, which is used to treat Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, is now being studied for its potential to treat a variety of conditions. For example, DBS of the hypothalamus ...
Decrease in sense of smell seen in lupus patients
Apr 30, 2009 |
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The sense of smell is a complex process of the central nervous system that involves specific areas of the brain. In fact, olfactory dysfunction is seen in various central nervous system disorders that involve immune-mediated ...
Regions of the brain can rewire themselves
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen have succeeded in demonstrating for the first time that the activities of large parts of the brain can be altered ...
New insights into autoimmunity and depression
Feb 27, 2007 |
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Systemic lupus erythomatosus (SLE), often simply called lupus, is a complex autoimmune disease marked by joint pain, skin rashes, extreme fatigue, and depression, among other symptoms. Some studies have described a possible ...
Maternal love: How a mother's brain responds to her infant
Feb 28, 2008 |
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The distinctive ability of mothers to identify the cries of their offspring is widely evident in nature, where it is critical to the survival of these offspring. In humans, we are aware that the distinctive ability of mothers ...
New therapy gives hope for very severe depression
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2009 |
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Thanks to a new method there is a reason for hope for patients with very severe depression. German physicians at the University Clinics of Bonn and Cologne have treated ten patients with deep brain stimulation. ...
Your brain on Krispy Kremes
Mar 06, 2008 |
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What makes you suddenly dart into the bakery when you spy chocolate- frosted donuts in the window, though you certainly hadn't planned on indulging? As you lick the frosting off your fingers, don't blame a lack of self-control.
Is there a seat of wisdom in the brain?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have compiled the first-ever review of the neurobiology of wisdom - once the sole province of religion and philosophy. The study by Dilip V. Jeste, ...
ADHD appears to be associated with depressed dopamine activity in the brain
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show a blunted response to the drug methylphenidate (Ritalin), which increases brain dopamine levels, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General ...
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