Kelsie Smith-Hayduk - U. Rochester
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Can ketones protect brain networks from Alzheimer’s?
New work builds on previous research showing that ketones can alleviate neurological and cognitive effects.
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Neurons team up to process social cues
New research finds that neurons work as a team to process facial expressions, vocalizations, and social cues.
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New target for treating neuropsychiatric disorders in teens?
New finding in mice are a step closer to finding a possible target for treating neuropsychiatric disorders in young adulthood.
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Is better brain performance when walking a sign of ‘super-aging’?
The brain performance of some older adults improves when they combine a cognitive task with walking. Could this be a sign of a super-ager?
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Star-shaped cells may play role in how your brain merges info
Long thought of as "brain glue," astrocytes may be key regulators in how we process internal and external information at the same time.
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When impairments from gestational iron deficiency begin
New research in mice identifies a possible cellular origin for impairments associated with gestational iron deficiency.
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How kids with autism process visual illusions
Children with autism may perceive visual illusions differently than neurotypical children do, research finds.
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Can hair cell regrowth reverse hearing loss?
Researchers are getting closer to identifying the mechanisms that may promote cochlear hair cell regeneration in mammals to restore hearing.
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Key neurons in mice ‘learn’ to sniff out threats
Researchers are finding out more about how smell affects threat assessment in two new studies with mice.
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Tests use Dr. Seuss to probe speech perception
Researchers had participants listen to a speaker reading The Lorax to investigate how the brain is engaged during complex audiovisual speech perception.
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Mild TBI ups risk of emotional problems in kids
Even mild TBI, or traumatic brain injury, increases the risk of a child having emotional or behavioral issues, research finds.
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Distractions may complicate body language for kids with autism
Researchers examined the brain waves of children with and without autism to see how they process movement and body language.