Health News and Information - News Medical - Neurology / Neuroscience - May 29, 2018 Edition

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May 29, 2018     Neurology / Neuroscience     The latest neurology news from News Medical

Study investigates role played by brain in prosocial behavior   Helping other people in need is a foundation of our society. It is intuitive to believe that we help others because we empathically share their pain. Neuroscience shows that when we see somebody in pain our brain activates tactile and emotional regions as if we ourselves were in pain.

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Scientists successfully transfer memory of one animal to another   UCLA neuroscience researchers have successfully transferred the memory of one animal to another via injections of RNA. This futuristic study has made possible hopes for similar transfers among higher animals too including humans.         Study shows link between better diet quality and larger brain volume   People who eat a diet rich in vegetables, fruit, nuts and fish may have bigger brains, according to a study published in the May 16, 2018, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Study uncovers mechanism underlying brain malformation linked to severe epilepsy   One of the most frequent causes of drug-resistant epilepsy, considered a difficult disease to control, is a brain malformation known as focal cortical dysplasia.       Neurologists identify new type of vertigo   Neurologists have identified a new type of vertigo with no known cause, according to a study published in the May 23, 2018, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.       Slower rates of stimulation may be more effective in brain therapy, suggests research   One of the promising non-invasive brain therapeutic methods is the repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. During such a procedure, a magnetic coil is placed near the head of the patient and a magnetic pulse is transmitted to a specific damaged region of the brain.       Study identifies neurons involved in control of aggression   Researchers from the Karolinska Insitutet in Sweden have made a new discovery about the biological mechanism underlying aggressive behavior. In a study of mice, they identified a group of brain cells that can be linked to aggressive behavior and manipulated to control the aggression response.

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