New study gives the most detailed look yet at the neuroscience of placebo effects

New study gives the most detailed look yet at the neuroscience of placebo effects

A large proportion of the benefit that a person gets from taking a real drug or receiving a treatmen...
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What are Schwann Cells?

What are Schwann Cells?

Skip to: What are Schwann cells? How do Schwann ce...
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Real-world neuroscience experiments show diversity in learning new motor skills

Real-world neuroscience experiments show diversity in learning new motor skills

Researchers at Imperial College London have shown ...
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Scientists develop technique to reveal epigenetic features of cells in the brain

Scientists develop technique to reveal epigenetic features of cells in the brain

The brain’s prefrontal cortex, which gives u...
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Exercise is good for the aging brain: Researchers find a single bout of exercise boosts cognition, memory performance in some older people

Exercise is good for the aging brain: Researchers find a single bout of exercise boosts cognition, memory performance in some older people

Exercise seems to endow a wealth of benefits, from...
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Skeletal shapes key to rapid recognition of objects: A new insight into the human vision system

Skeletal shapes key to rapid recognition of objects: A new insight into the human vision system

In the blink of an eye, the human visual system ca...
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How deep space travel could affect the brain: Radiation exposure impairs learning and memory, causes anxiety

How deep space travel could affect the brain: Radiation exposure impairs learning and memory, causes anxiety

Exposure to chronic, low dose radiation — th...
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Knowing where the center of a space is helps inform spatial awareness

Knowing where the center of a space is helps inform spatial awareness

As you enter a new environment such as visiting a ...
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The science behind giving up

The science behind giving up

What happens when we give up? Inside the brain, a ...
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How expectation influences perception: Neuroscientists find brain activity patterns that encode our beliefs and affect how we interpret the world around us

How expectation influences perception: Neuroscientists find brain activity patterns that encode our beliefs and affect how we interpret the world around us

For decades, research has shown that our perceptio...
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