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For weeks, the world has been overwhelmed with data and information about COVID-19, with little data providing the specificity need to ensure that people are taking the illness seriously. But on Tuesday, the CDC was able to give a closer look at exactly who is most effected by COVID-19- and its findings underscore the importance …

Nearly 90% of people hospitalized with Coronavirus have these underlying conditions. Read More »

Why does setting a clear goal seem to magically make things appear in your life to help you get there? It’s not magic, it’s neuroscience. Our brains are constantly bombarded with billions of bits of information from our environment, and it is our brain’s job to process it all without overwhelming us. How does our …

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Psychological stress can cause physiological responses, including fever. Researchers identified a neural circuit in rats that underlies stress-induced physiological responses, including increased body temperature, increased heart rate, and increased blood pressure. The key structures involved in this circuit include: The paraventricular thalamic nuclei, which are highly sensitive to various physical and psychological stressors, such as …

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Being tethered to our homes, it can become easy to make far too many trips to the kitchen for yet another “mid-day snack”. But stress eating is wreaking havoc on diet plans – and waistlines – everywhere. There is truth behind the phrase “stress eating” and it lies in the relationship between stress and hormones. …

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Australian Modeling Suggests COVID-19 Can Be Beaten in 13 Weeks With 80% Social Distancing.⁣ ⁣ A University of Sydney data study from the Faculty of Engineering has revealed that social distancing must be adopted by at least 80% of the Australian population to reduce the spread of COVID-19.⁣ ⁣ Led by Complex Systems academic and …

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Do you have questions for Prof. Carrick? Now is your time to get them answered! Carrick Institute will be interviewing Prof. Carrick on our Talk Neuro to Me Podcast or CITV episodes and we need your help! What questions do you want to hear or do YOU specifically have for Prof. Carrick? Fill out this form – …

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Where does creativity lie in the brain? A study published in NeuroImage used neuroimaging and EEG technology to analyze the brains of jazz musicians during improvisation. They found that novice musicians relied more on the right hemisphere for creativity, dealing with the unfamiliar situation and are performing under deliberate conscious control. In contrast, researchers found …

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A research team from the University of British Columbia in Canada explored whether eye movements are the consequence of decision-making, coming after the decision is made, or if they reflect making a choice and occur before the decision is made. In this study, a group of young adult volunteers participated in a tracking activity in …

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Which declines first with aging – our brain or our muscles? From the age of 50, there is a gradual decline in both physical activity and cognitive abilities. We know the two are correlated, and that movement and activity greatly effects the brain and vice versa. But which of these influences the other? Does physical …

What do we lose First? Brain or Muscle? Read More »

During these times, it can be easy to become stressed and overwhelmed with everything that is happening in our world. But stress can do more harm than good, especially to your brain. Your brain functions not as a single unit, but as a group of different parts that work together to perform different tasks. Researchers …

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Researchers found that vision and eye problems, such as blurry vision, dry eyes, trouble with depth perception, and problems adjusting to rapid changes in light are much more common in people with Parkinson’s disease than in people without the disorder. “It is especially important for people with Parkinson’s to have the best vision possible because …

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