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A new study shows that the ability to distinguish truth from lies is diminished in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – putting them at greater risk of being manipulated.

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A study in Nature sheds new light on connection between gut and brain

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Sitting is bad for your brain, not just your heart or metabolism - Sitting too much is linked to signs of thinning in the medial temporal cortex, an area of the brain associated with the formation of new memories, according to a preliminary study by UCLA researchers of middle-aged and older adults.

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The Coffee Cannabis Connection

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Brains of Jazz and Classical Pianists Work Differently - Scientists observed that while playing the piano, different processes occur in jazz and classical pianists’ brains…

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Reading Information Aloud to Yourself Improves Memory: Study

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Brain Remaps Itself in Child with Double Hand Transplant - The first child to undergo a successful hand transplant also is the first child in whom scientists have detected massive changes in how sensations from the hands are represented in the brain (massive cortical reorganization).

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Exercise Increases Brain Size

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All regions of the human brain have molecular signatures very similar to those of our primate relatives, yet some regions contain distinctly human patterns of gene activity that mark the brain's evolution and may contribute to our cognitive abilities…

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The Trouble with High IQ

7 years ago neurosciencenews.com