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| ‘Hey, do you have a second?’— The upside of workplace interruptions Posted: 03 Aug 2021 02:52 PM PDT A new study finds that work place interruptions are beneficial to a sense of belonging and can counterbalance negatives such as lost productivity. |
| Insight into underlying causes of seizure disorder in babies Posted: 03 Aug 2021 09:13 AM PDT Researchers report that infantile spasms, a rare but serious seizure disorder in babies, appear to be the result of a molecular pathway gone awry. In their study of a mouse model of the disorder, the researchers discovered that genetic mutations associated with the disease impair a pathway that is involved in building new synapses in the hippocampus, a brain region essential to learning and memory. |
| Tracking circadian rhythms from your smartwatch Posted: 03 Aug 2021 09:13 AM PDT Smartwatches are handy devices for people to keep track of the number of steps they take per day or to track their mile time during a run. But they are also opportunities for scientists to understand people's physiological processes while they are going about their everyday lives. |
| Does visual feedback of our tongues help in speech motor learning? Posted: 03 Aug 2021 09:13 AM PDT When we speak, we use our auditory and somatosensory systems to monitor the results of the movements of our tongue or lips. Since we cannot typically see our own faces and tongues while we speak, however, the potential role of visual feedback has remained less clear. Researchers explore how readily speakers will integrate visual information about their tongue movements during a speech motor learning task. |
| Is reducing opioids for pain patients linked to higher rates of overdose and mental health crisis? Posted: 03 Aug 2021 09:13 AM PDT A new study found a 68% increase in overdose events and a doubling of mental health crises among patients who were on stable opioid therapy but had their doses tapered. |
| Trains in the brain -- Scientists uncover switching system used in information processing and memory Posted: 03 Aug 2021 09:13 AM PDT A team of scientists has uncovered a system in the brain used in the processing of information and in the storing of memories -- akin to how railroad switches control a train's destination. |
| Posted: 03 Aug 2021 07:56 AM PDT Imagining a song triggers similar brain activity as moments of silence in music, according to new research. The results reveal how the brain continues responding to music, even when none is playing, and provide new insights into how human sensory predictions work. |
| Learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the brain Posted: 03 Aug 2021 07:55 AM PDT Research has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain. According to a new study, the reverse also happens -- learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the brain. |
| A study identified 15 novel biomarkers for diseases predisposing to dementia Posted: 03 Aug 2021 05:49 AM PDT A study provides new data on potential aetiological mechanisms that are linked with dementia caused by diseases, such as Alzheimer's and vascular dementia. |
| Posted: 02 Aug 2021 01:06 PM PDT Researchers have developed a powerful miniature brain platform to study the mechanistic causes of Alzheimer's disease and to test dementia drugs in development. |
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