
Neuro News
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Public Mental Health and Economic Difficulties
With Catherine Ettman, Ph.D., we discuss public mental health, the economic factors associated with higher risks of depression, and how pervasive depression and anxiety appear to be in US adults during the COVID-19 era.
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Ready to Read?
Neuroimaging confirms the key role of white matter in reading ability, but the translation of the research to the classroom lags. Where does the research stand?
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Neuroimaging: Many Analysts, Differing Results
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Neuroethics
Baked-In: How Racism is Coded into Technology
Sociologist Ruha Benjamin described problems of racism embedded in our processes of building and using technologies, and offered some potential solutions during the 2020 meeting of the International Neuroethics Society.
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Making the Most of Online Learning
Online learning can be quite effective. Emotional connections with students are key to success, says Mariale Hardiman, Ed.D.—and parents don’t have to be teachers to help their children understand and apply what they are learning online.
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KidTalk: A Natural Experiment in the Time of Covid-19
A new citizen-science project offers parents a virtual scrapbook to record their children’s speech, so researchers can see how their language skills develop in home settings—as well as see how they may be affected by staying at home during the pandemic.
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A Comprehensive–and Controlled–Look into Adolescent Brain Development
The US national health institutes have begun a massive, long-term study—starting with nearly 12,000 children—to learn how brains grow, and try to pinpoint why some go off-track.
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Under Pressure: The Link Between Hypertension and Brain Health
Having high blood pressure in early middle life may affect your brain health some 40 years later.
Scientists Q&A
Scientists Q&A
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It’s the Power of Love—in Voles
What is attachment and how does it form? By imaging individual cells in the brains of prairie voles, Dana Foundation Grantee Zoe Donaldson’s lab has identified a neural network that signals how strong their preference for their partner is.
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Our Memories, Our Experiences: Q&A with Cristina Maria Alberini, Ph.D.
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Stimulating Consciousness
Determining if a brain-injured person is conscious can be difficult when that person cannot respond to your questions or show some outward sign. Dana Grantee Martin Monti, Ph.D., is using targeted ultrasound to try to re-awaken dormant neurons.
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Teen Learning Strategies During Covid-19
We discuss adolescence and brain development with Abigail Baird, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Vassar College.
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John Archie Pollock Receives 2020 SfN Science Educator Award
Interview with John Archie Pollock on storytelling in science, the rewards of outreach, apps and other fun for pandemic sharing, and more. The Dana Foundation is proud to sponsor this award.
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Clear Contrast: Q&A with Mikhail Shapiro, Ph.D.
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Exploring a Potential New Therapy for Fatal Canavan Disease
While others try to thin out the overabundance of an amino acid that critically damages the axons in infants with Canavan disease, Dana Foundation grantee David Pleasure aims to prevent the buildup itself.
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Finding New Ways to Connect in a Crisis
While many of us are sheltering in place, maintaining mood and friendships is more important than ever. We talk with Dana Alliance member Myrna Weissman, Ph.D., on how best to cope during forced isolation.
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Testing Neurofeedback as a Treatment for Tourette’s
Dana grantee Michelle Hampson, Ph.D., describes how neurofeedback may be a good alternative treatment for tics and the challenges of developing the right training paradigms.
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Don’t Panic: How Stressful Situations Affect the Brain - Q&A with Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D.
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Want to Boost Your Immune System? Sleep Better
We talk with Dana Alliance member Robert W. Greene, M.D., Ph.D., about how sleep can help us fight off viruses and other infections and how to get a better night’s rest.