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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240715135811.htm) A novel and unique neural signature for depression revealed
Jul 15th 2024, 13:58

A recent study identified beta frequency neural activity in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) of the brain's frontal lobe as the key neural signature underlying processes associated with recognizing rewards and determining subsequent choices and, thus, shaping future behaviors.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240715135647.htm) Study reveals how an anesthesia drug induces unconsciousness
Jul 15th 2024, 13:56

Propofol, a drug commonly used for general anesthesia, induces unconsciousness by disrupting the brain's normal balance between stability and excitability.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240715135642.htm) Study reveals link between playing contact sports and parkinsonism in individuals with chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Jul 15th 2024, 13:56

The largest study of CTE to date has found a new link between playing contact sports, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and the development of a movement disorder known as parkinsonism.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240715103350.htm) Visualizing addiction: How new research could change the way we fight the opioid epidemic
Jul 15th 2024, 10:33

New research could transform how we understand the way opioids affect the brain. Despite significant discussion surrounding the ongoing opioid crisis, current understanding of how opioids function in the brain is quite limited. This is primarily due to challenges in observing and measuring opioid effects in the brain in real-time. However, a recent technological breakthrough has overcome these limitations and is set to transform how scientists study opioid signaling in the brain.

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Baltimore, MD

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