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  • Feb 26, 2018
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    Mom's Immune System Shapes Baby's Brain
    The state of a woman's immune system during pregnancy may shape the connectivity of her child's brain.
  • Feb 23, 2018
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    This Week in Science Policy and Advocacy
    Read science policy and advocacy news from the week of February 23, 2018
  • Feb 19, 2018
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    How the Brain Responds to Injustice
    Punishing a wrongdoer may be more rewarding to the brain than supporting a victim.
  • Feb 19, 2018
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    Mouse Model of Intellectual Disability Isolates Learning Gene
    Adult male mice lacking a gene linked to intellectual disability have trouble completing and remembering mazes, with no changes in social or repetitive behavior.
  • Feb 16, 2018
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    This Week in Science Policy and Advocacy
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    Feb 13, 2018
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    SfN Encourages Congress to Reject Flat-Funding and Bolster Investment in Biomedical Research
    SfN Encourages Congress to Reject Flat-Funding and Bolster Investment in Biomedical Research
  • Feb 13, 2018
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    Brain Thickness Provides Insight Into Teenage Decision-Making

    Young adults with thinner cortex in particular brain regions are more impulsive during a decision-making task than teens with thicker cortex.

  • Feb 13, 2018
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    Altered Pain Processing After Opioid Discontinuation
    An imaging study of the brain and spinal cord published in JNeurosci reveals pain processing changes in healthy men after receiving a short-term application of a strong opioid.
  • Feb 12, 2018
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    Altered Pain Processing After Opioid Discontinuation
    An imaging study of the brain and spinal cord published in JNeurosci reveals pain processing changes in healthy men after receiving a short-term application of a strong opioid. 
  • Feb 12, 2018
    Press Release
    SfN News , Research & Journals
    Brain Thickness Provides Insight Into Teenage Decision-Making
    Young adults with thinner cortex in particular brain regions are more impulsive during a decision-making task than teens with thicker cortex.
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