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Increased communication between distant brain regions helps older adults compensate for the negative aspects of aging

September 20, 2017

Brain Halves Increase Communication to Compensate for Aging, Study Finds

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A 3D fMRI image of a brain with a cut out highlighting the location of the ventral striatum

September 18, 2017

Why Bad Sleep Doesn’t Always Lead to Depression

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August 7, 2017

Adventures at the Intersection of Art and Cognition

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An image showing an overhead view of the brain with red lines indicating connections within the brain

June 23, 2017

Chatter in the Deep Brain Spurs Empathy in Rats

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Duke researchers have linked specific differences in the brain's cerebellum (pink) and pons to increased risk for multiple forms of mental disorder.

April 11, 2017

Wiring of the ‘Little Brain’ Linked to Multiple Forms of Mental Illness

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In a test of cognitive control, researchers found that repeatedly pairing a specific face, such as this photo of Leonardo DiCaprio, with the wrong name primed participants to focus entirely on the face when identifying the person in the image.

January 25, 2017

Triggering the Brain’s "Auto-Focus"

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Researchers found they can predict which adults were likely to incur such costs as early as age 3, offering hope that early interventions could avoid some of these social costs.

December 12, 2016

Adults With the Most Costly Problems Could Be Spotted in Preschool

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RNA (yellow) moves quickly toward the uppermost layer of the brain along the path of neural stem cells (red). Credit - Louis-Jan Pilaz, Duke University

December 1, 2016

Neural Stem Cells Serve As RNA Highways Too

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Autism-linked protein SHANK3 (red) and pain receptor TRPV1 (green) interact with one another in sensory neurons outside of the brain. Photo credit - Qingjian Han, Duke University School of Medicine

December 1, 2016

Autism-Linked Protein Crucial For Feeling Pain

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November 20, 2016

Would You Expect a ‘Real Man’ to Tweet “Cute” or Not?

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October 20, 2016

Male Mice Prove Good Model Of Human Speech Defect

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A recent study by the University of Essex and the University of Texas at Dallas found evidence of personal identity shaping voting patterns. Graphic by Jon Fuller.

October 18, 2016

Identity Beats Policy When it Comes to Voter Choices

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Len White and a student from China who sought White out after taking his MOOC course.

October 11, 2016

Len White on Building an Online Community -- one Hashtag at a Time

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September 28, 2016

Scientists Track Unexpected Mechanisms of Memory

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