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Psychology & Psychiatry

New research reveals how male and female brains process regret and change decisions

A traditionally overlooked type of RNA plays an important role in promoting resilience to depression—but only in females. According to a new study led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, researchers have now ...

Neuroscience

Mathematical model reveals how humans store narrative memories using 'random trees'

Humans can remember various types of information, including facts, dates, events and even intricate narratives. Understanding how meaningful stories are stored in people's memory has been a key objective of many cognitive ...

Neuroscience

New ultrasound imaging to map drug delivery into the brain

A new device combining ultrasound and advanced imaging to provide crucial information for the safe delivery of drugs into the brain has been developed by University of Queensland researchers. The research is published in ...

Neuroscience

Tissue-integrated bionic knee can restore natural movement

MIT researchers have developed a new bionic knee that can help people with above-the-knee amputations walk faster, climb stairs, and avoid obstacles more easily than they could with a traditional prosthesis. The work appears ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Content or form? The two possible paths of our memories

If memories are the black box of our past, they can also shed light on the present by giving meaning to new situations. But how does memory retrieve either surface matches (based on same places, same people) or deeper, more ...

Oncology & Cancer

Breathing dirty air may raise the risk of a common brain tumor

People exposed to higher levels of air pollution may be more likely to develop meningioma, a typically noncancerous brain tumor, according to a large study published in Neurology. This common type of brain tumor forms in ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Live dance performance syncs brainwaves, study suggests

A study published in iScience suggests that the magic of live performance art may be reflected in our brains. When people watched a live contemporary dance performance, their brainwaves synced up, signaling shared focus and ...