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Category: Neuroscience

Brain Circuits Map out Depression and Anxiety Neuroscience 

Brain Circuits Map out Depression and Anxiety

April 27, 2022April 20, 2022 Science Connectedanxiety, brains, depression, neurons

Researchers are studying the brain circuits affected by depression and anxiety, opening the way for more effective treatments.

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How does my brain work? A currated collection of articles about neuroscience and how the human brain works. Neuroscience 

How Does the Brain Work?

April 6, 2022March 29, 2022 Science Connectedbrain

Enjoy this curated collection of articles about neuroscience and how the human brain works. Our neuroscientists answer your questions.

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Health Neuroscience 

Brain Pathways and Depression: What’s the Connection?

March 28, 2022April 28, 2022 Science Connectedbrain, depression

Cases of depression are on the rise. Now, scientists are busy uncovering new neuroscience mechanisms underlying the cause of depression.

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EMDR Therapy Neuroscience 

How Does EMDR Therapy Work?

February 23, 2022March 29, 2022 Science Connectedbrain, fear, memory, PTSD, trauma

Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy helps people with PTSD by changing the way their brains remember traumatic events.

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Dr. Pernille Bülow: neurophysiology Get to Know a Scientist Neuroscience 

Neurophysiology Product Specialist Dr. Pernille Bülow

December 8, 2021December 8, 2021 Science Connectedneurophysiology, STEM careers, Women in STEM

Pernille Bülow has a PhD in Neuroscience and currently works as a Product Specialist on neurophysiology at iMotions. Learn about her career!

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How a Special Smell Triggers a Memory Neuroscience 

How a Special Smell Triggers a Memory

December 6, 2021February 23, 2022 Science Connectedbrain, memory

Does the smell of freshly baked cookies make you think of your grandmother’s house? Neuroscientists call this an associative memory.

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Neuroscience 

Touch and Socialization: Researching Connections

November 10, 2021March 29, 2022 Science ConnectedAutism, brain, nervous system

People on the autism spectrum can struggle with social interactions. Research suggests this may be connected to hyper-sensitive reactions to touch.

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Friends at First Sight? Genetics May Decide Genetics and Heredity Neuroscience Psychology 

Friends at First Sight? Genetics May Decide

September 15, 2021February 23, 2022 Science Connectedfriendship, genetics

Is there a genetic component to friendship? Mice prefer friends who are genetically similar to them, regardless of other factors.

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Health Neuroscience 

What do you think about when you sleep?

July 21, 2021July 19, 2021 Science Connectedbrain, sleep

Sleep is when we process the experiences of the day and form long-term memories. But how does your brain decide which memories to keep?

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neurons and images Biology Neuroscience 

How Do Neurons Tell the Brain What is Familiar?

July 12, 2021April 6, 2022 Science Connectedbrain

Neurons send visual information to the brain, but just how it gets processed is a complexity that researchers are getting closer to understanding.

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Spotlight: Environment

Bee Friendly Garden Biodiversity and Conservation Environment Zoology 

Urban Gardens a Haven for Pollinators

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022 Science Connectedbees, insects, pollinators, urban gardening
Insect-friendly urban gardens show great promise to be havens for bees and other pollinators, securing their future and allowing them to...
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Citizen Scientists Study Phytoplankton in Antarctica

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022 Science Connectedantarctica, citizen science, climate change, phytoplankton
Travelers with FjordPhyto sample phytoplankton in Antarctica, helping scientists learn how this fertile ocean region is changing.
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Wild Relative of Wheat Could Help Curb Disease

April 4, 2022March 30, 2022 Science Connected
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Exploring Antarctica with Photography

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Science Connectedantarctica, climate change, environment

Rain or Snow: How do you know?

March 18, 2022March 15, 2022 Science Connectedcitizen science projects, weather
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Goats in the Italian Alps Are Shrinking

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