News tagged with posterior cingulate cortex
Brain's problem-solving function at work when we daydream
A new University of British Columbia study finds that our brains are much more active when we daydream than previously thought.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 11, 2009 |
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Love can last: Brain activity of those in love long term similar to those newly in love
(PhysOrg.com) -- Can science prove that romantic love can last? A new study led by Bianca Acevedo, Ph.D., and Arthur Aron, Ph.D., of the Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University, and colleagues, ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Specific brain areas for sex, money
A team of French researchers headed by Jean-Claude Dreher of the Centre de Neuroscience Cognitive in Lyon, France, has provided the first evidence that the orbitofrontal cortex (located in the anterior ventral ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 01, 2010 |
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Study is first to find that CPAP therapy restores brain tissue in adults with sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea patients had reductions of grey-matter volume at baseline but showed significant grey-matter volume increase after three months of CPAP therapy, according to a research abstract that will be presented ...
Medicine & Health / Sleep apnea
Jun 07, 2010 |
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Monkey brains signal the desire to explore
Sticking with what you know often comes at the price of learning about more favorable alternatives.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Scientists identify the neural circuitry of first impressions
Neuroscientists at New York University and Harvard University have identified the neural systems involved in forming first impressions of others. The findings, which show how we encode social information and then evaluate ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 08, 2009 |
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Altered brain activity in schizophrenia may cause exaggerated focus on self
(PhysOrg.com) -- Schizophrenia may blur the boundary between internal and external realities by over-activating a brain system that is involved in self-reflection, and thus causing an exaggerated focus on ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 20, 2009 |
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This is your brain on politics
U.S. presidential candidates have been stumping for nearly two years with their every move being analyzed and reported ad nauseum. Logically, voters should be able to tap into lots of information when they make their decisions ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 02, 2008 |
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New study finds healthy children of Alzheimer patients show early brain changes
Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee have reported that children of Alzheimer's patients who are carriers of a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease have neurological changes that are detectable long ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 29, 2008 |
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The choice is ours
The option to choose among several courses of action is often associated with the feeling of being in control. Yet, in certain situations, one may prefer to decline such agency and instead leave the choice to someone else ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 02, 2008 |
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Research suggests why scratching is so relieving
In the first study to use imaging technology to see what goes on in the brain when we scratch, researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have uncovered new clues about why scratching may be so relieving ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 31, 2008 |
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