The Gregarious Brain
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Williams syndrome â a genetic accident that causes cognitive deficits and a surplus of unguarded affability â is revealing much about what makes us social beings.
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Interactive, detailed maps of the human brain and genome will spur new discoveries.
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Children&#39;s brains are hard-wired to learn languages and, in some cases, to improve upon them. That&#39;s the conclusion of a new study that followed several generations of
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Telling people off activates a part of the brain linked to enjoyment and satisfaction, say scientists.
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Experts pinpoint a brain part that may hold the key to recognising places we have been.
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Social neuroscience offers clues into the neural mechanics behind sending messages that are taken as offensive, embarrassing or downright rude.
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New research provides more evidence that chimpanzee brains are human-like in terms of the links between brain asymmetry, language and right- or left-handedness.
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Sometimes really smart people say really dumb things. Here's a case in point.
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Author Jason Zweig on neuroeconomics, a new science that might help make you rich.
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By Wijma, Barbro Engman, Maria; Wijma, Klaas  Abstract In this article we present a behavioral model for the critical review of the literature within a certain research field, using vaginismus as an example.
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Caleb achieves two significant motor-control breakthroughs following his neurotechnology therapy. Plus: A podcast. In Bodyhack.
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Dr. Amy FT Arnsten of Yale Medical School says stressful situations activate an enzyme in the brain called protein kinase C, which impairs the short-term memory and other functions in the prefrontal cortex, the executive-decision part of the brain.
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Imaging the brain during social interaction reveals a deficit that may be tied to a sense of self.
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Researchers working with slices of rat brains come up with a microchip that mimics the part of the brain responsible for creating memories. They hope to create a prosthesis for the human brain within 15 years. By Lakshmi Sandhana.
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Stress activates an enzyme in the brain that interferes with short-term memory and other functions of the prefrontal cortex, located just above the eyes, in rats and monkeys, according to a US study.
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Scientists have mapped a key network of switches in the brain which could aid research into neurological conditions.
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Functional MRI is helping researchers reveal how the human brain operates and the ways in which it affects emotion and reason. By Rowan Hooper.