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How Scents Take On Meaning
Neuroscience News - 18 Sep 2021 00:37
The olfactory system works in combination with the brain's reward and aversion systems in both learning and memory formation.
Converting Glioma Cells Into Neurons May Treat Glioblastoma
Neuroscience News - 18 Sep 2021 00:21
Cellular reprogramming of glioma cells into neural cells may be a promising treatment for glioblastoma brain cancer.
Two-Hour Glucose Tolerance Test Predicts Decline in Episodic Memory
Neuroscience News - 18 Sep 2021 23:55
Higher glucose levels detected by a two-hour glucose test were an accurate predictor of poorer performance in tests of episodic memory ten years later.
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through September 18)
Singularity Hub - 18 Sep 2021 16:00
BIOTECH A New Company With a Wild Mission: Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth Carl Zimmer | The New York Times “A team of scientists and entrepreneurs announced on Monday that they have started a new company to genetically ...
Infants exposed to domestic violence have poorer cognitive development
Science Daily - 18 Sep 2021 14:58
Infants coming from homes with domestic violence often go on to have worse academic outcomes in school due to neurodevelopmental lags and a higher risk for a variety of health issues, including gastrointestinal distress,...
Why don't we breathe equally out of both nostrils?
Live Science - 18 Sep 2021 13:00
You have two nostrils, but usually one is dominant.