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Study Shows How Chronic Cocaine Use Alters Brain To Seek More

18+ hour, 8+ min ago  (773+ words) University of Texas at Dallas researchers and their collaborators have discovered how chronic cocaine use drives continued drug-seeking behavior by rewiring neural circuitry in the hippocampus, the brain region responsible for forming long-term memories. Dr. Andrew Eagle, assistant professor of…...

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Emotions in Motion: How Movement May Signal Mental Health Issues

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (667+ words) New University of Texas at Dallas research shows the potential for detecting mental health disorders by analyzing the way a person moves. Using 3 D motion capture and machine-learning models, researchers were able to identify elevated depression and anxiety symptoms in…...