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The Bilingual Brain: Why One Size Doesn’t Fit All

July 25, 2018July 26, 2018 Angela Grant 0 Comments bilingual, diffusion tensor imaging, DTI, early nutrition, English, fractional anisotropy, immigrant, immigration, language, Maria Konnikova, native language, Patricia Kuhl, polyglot, radial diffusivity, Spanish, stress

Over the past few years, you might have noticed a surfeit of articles covering current research on bilingualism. Some of them suggest that it sharpens the mind, while others are… Read more

Brain Basics Sensation and Perception

Tick, Tock: Your Brain’s Inner Clock

April 25, 2018April 25, 2018 Jenn Tribble 0 Comments circadian rhythm, David Eagleman, Dopamine, Einstein, emotional state, five senses, Perception, Sensation, stress, temporal pattern, Time

ime: one syllable, four letters, but one of the nebulous constructs of our world. Many bright scholars and philosophers have attempted to understand time as a primary sense, including Albert… Read more

52 Brain Facts

Myth or Fact? Eating blueberries is good for your brain.

May 30, 2016June 30, 2017 knowingneurons 1 Comment 52 Brain Facts, Blueberries, Brain, Communication, Health, Learning, Memory, Motor control, stress, Weak

52 Brain Facts

Myth or Fact? A little stress is good for the brain.

May 9, 2016June 4, 2016 knowingneurons 4 Comments 52 Brain Facts, Benefit, Brain, Dread, glucocorticoid, Hippocampus, Hormone, Hypothalamus, LTP, Memory, Neuroscience, Plasticity, Risk, Roller coaster, stress, Synapse, Time

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Is too much sugar a form of brain abuse?

May 4, 2016March 5, 2017 knowingneurons 1 Comment Adrenal, Amygdala, Brain, cortisol, depression, Disorder, Early Life Adversity, ELA, Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, gene, Gland, glucocorticoid, glucose, Hippocampus, Iacoboni, Limbic, Maniam, Memory, Neurod1, Neurogenesis, Neuroplasticity, Plasticity, Psychotic, PTSD, Rats, Receptor, Spatial Navigation, stress, Sugar

We all know too much sugar is bad for us. But did you know that having unfettered access to sugar might produce brain changes similar to highly stressful situations, such… Read more

Neurobiology of Depression Knowing Neurons

Did You Know? Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Depression and Inspiration

October 10, 2013March 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 3 Comments Amygdala, Cg25, Deep Brain Stimulation, depression, Dopamine, Ghrelin, Hippocampus, HYP, Hypothalamus, Kevin Breel, Leptin, Major depressive disorder, MDD, NAc, Neurogenesis, Nucleus accumbens, stress, Subgenual cingulate cortex, Ventral Tegmental Area, VTA

Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Claustrophobia Can Be Genetic

May 13, 2013March 5, 2017 Anita 0 Comments A single gene defect causing claustrophobia, anxiety disorder, Classical Conditioning, claustrophobia, Ehrenreich, El-Kordi A, elevated plus maze, genetic predisposition, Gpm6a, Max Planck Institute, stress, Translational Psychiatry

As a little girl, my favorite part of an overnight train journey in India was the tunnel. My restless, anxious eyes would await the moment when the train made its… Read more

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