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5-Min Science: Childhood Post-Traumatic Stress

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5-Min Science: Childhood Post-Traumatic Stress

Children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to trauma due to their developmental stage and limited coping mechanisms.

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5-Min Science: Dopamine Detox Science

"Lowering dopamine" is scientifically meaningless.

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6 days ago22 min read

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A Comprehensive Breathing Myths Guide

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Breathing ensures healthy CO2 levels. The main functions of breathing are gas exchange and acid-base (pH) regulation.

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5-Min Science: The Unbearable Slowness of Being

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Dec 26, 20247 min read

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5-Min Science: The Unbearable Slowness of Being

The brain processes 10 bits per second compared with gigabit broadband rates.

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5-Min Science: Do Longer Exhalations Increase HRV During Slow-Paced Breathing?

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Dec 22, 20243 min read

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5-Min Science: Do Longer Exhalations Increase HRV During Slow-Paced Breathing?

The research explores whether a longer exhale boosts heart rate variability.

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5-Min Science: COVID-19's Impact on the Brain

BioSource Faculty

Dec 22, 20247 min read

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5-Min Science: COVID-19's Impact on the Brain

Darius Rountree-Harrison offers vital insights for clinicians dealing with both acute cases and long-COVID patients.

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Dec 11, 20247 min read

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Prescription Drugs Can Cause Depression

Older patients are particularly vulnerable to drug-induced depression because of age-related physiological changes and polypharmacy.

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BioSource Faculty

Dec 5, 20248 min read

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A Painlessly Brief History of Serotonin

Serotonin influences the default mode and salience networks.

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5-Min Science: Electromagnetic Fields May Mediate Consciousness

BioSource Faculty

Nov 10, 20244 min read

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5-Min Science: Electromagnetic Fields May Mediate Consciousness

Ephatic field effects may provide the fast coordination required by human consciousness.

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The Basal Ganglia Are More Than a Motor Circuit

BioSource Faculty

Nov 9, 202415 min read

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The Basal Ganglia Are More Than a Motor Circuit

The basal ganglia are involved in psychopathology and a broad range of cognitive, affective, and motivational processes.

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Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 2: Addiction

BioSource Faculty

Nov 7, 202417 min read

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Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 2: Addiction

The Scott-Kaiser modification of the Peniston Protocol plus rehabilitation for substance use disorder has achieved a rating of probably effi

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Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 6: Stress

BioSource Faculty

Nov 7, 202423 min read

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Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 6: Stress

Our prosocial actions can protect us from the harmful effects of major life changes

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5-Min Science: HRV Biofeedback Can Improve Children's Attention

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Nov 3, 20245 min read

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5-Min Science: HRV Biofeedback Can Improve Children's Attention

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HRV biofeedback improves attention.

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Decoding the Amygdala's Complex Functions

BioSource Faculty

Oct 26, 202418 min read

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Decoding the Amygdala's Complex Functions

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The amygdala plays a pivotal role in many emotional, cognitive, and motivational processes.

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Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 7: Emotion

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Oct 23, 202439 min read

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Neuroscience Breakthroughs Since Graduate School - Part 7: Emotion

Mindfulness research has challenged the popular belief that we should be able to dismiss difficult emotions.

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5-Min Science: Astrocytes Maintain Brain Health and Trigger Epilepsy

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Oct 19, 20249 min read

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5-Min Science: Astrocytes Maintain Brain Health and Trigger Epilepsy

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By targeting astrocytes, new therapies could offer more precise and effective ways to manage epilepsy.

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5-Min Science: Brain-Wide Reorganization After Traumatic Brain Injury

BioSource Faculty

Oct 17, 20244 min read

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5-Min Science: Brain-Wide Reorganization After Traumatic Brain Injury

TBI led to significant reorganization of inhibitory circuits.

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5-Min Science: Latest Findings on Alzheimer's Progression

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Oct 16, 20246 min read

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5-Min Science: Latest Findings on Alzheimer's Progression

The temporal and parietal lobes are the earliest affected, and the frontal and occipital lobes are the latest.

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5-Min Science: Managing Cardiovascular Health Protects the Brain

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Oct 12, 20246 min read

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5-Min Science: Managing Cardiovascular Health Protects the Brain

Managing heart health early in life can significantly reduce the risk of stroke and cognitive decline later in life.

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5-Min Science: Autism Involves Altered Neuron Density

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Oct 11, 20244 min read

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5-Min Science: Autism Involves Altered Neuron Density

The neurons responsible for communication in the brain are structured differently in children with autism.

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