Study finds pregnancy leads to changes in the mother’s brain
Pregnancy involves radical hormone surges and biological adaptations, but the effects on the brain are still unknown. In this study...
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Researchers use optogenetics to increase long-term memory in mice
Raül Andero Galí, one of the heads of the Neurobiology of Stress and Addiction research group at the Institut de...
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Brains of cocaine users do not correctly detect adverse consequences of behavior
In the study cocaine users performed a gambling task while measurements were being taken of their brain activity. The researchers...
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Geometric study of brain cells could change strategies on Alzheimer’s
Applying mathematical models used for studying the galaxies or interactions between elementary particles, researchers at the Institute of Neuroscience of...
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Study suggests fish could have emotions and consciousness
Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), together with scientists from the universities of Stirling and Bristol (United Kingdom),...
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Marijuana consumers show greater susceptibility to false memories
A new study published in the American journal with the highest impact factor in worldwide, Molecular Psychiatry, reveals that consumers...
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Study analyzes Internet, mobile and video game effects on young users
A study conducted by researchers at the UAB, the Catalan Institute of Health (ICS) and the FPCEE Blanquerna (Ramon Llull...
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Intracranial stimulation proved efficient in the recovery of learning and memory in rats
The research, published in Behavioural Brain Research, was conducted by Pilar Segura and Ignacio Morgado (coordinators), Laura Aldavert and Marc...
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How do teenage boys perceive their weight?
Almost one third of male adolescents inaccurately perceive their weight. This can influence their eating habits and, consequently, their health,...
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Physicists create tool to foresee language destruction impact and thus prevent it
There have been numerous cases of cultural changes throughout history. Either by imposition or assimilation, cultural traits are transmitted between...
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Low brain protein levels associated with neurodegeneration
Persons with reduced levels of the TREM2 protein could be at greater risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's...
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Loss of memory in Alzheimer’s mice models reversed through gene therapy
Alzheimer's disease is the first cause of dementia and affects some 400,000 people in Spain alone. However, no effective cure...
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Computer system simulates the behavior of tax evaders
Tax fraud is a very serious problem for society, especially in Spain, where tax evasion represents almost one-fourth of its...
Read moreAn antibody fragment designed at the UAB ameliorates first hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease in mice
Researchers at the Biosciences Unit of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB),...
Read moreHigher education levels in women change relationship patterns
The number of couples in which the woman has a higher level of university studies than her male partner is...
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