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A new study mapped brain responses to different kinds of love—parental, platonic, romantic, and nature—showing unique brain activations for each type.

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This strong similarity in early development across very different areas of the brain suggests that neurodevelopmental disorders -- such as autism or schizophrenia, which affect many different ...

Using two newly developed types of reasoning tests, a team of researchers at UCL and UCLH has identified key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem-solving.

A study of 20,000 anxiety disorder patients shows how negativity bias affects brain structure, cognitive function and mental health, supporting the view that mental illness is brain illness.

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