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New study reveals how brain biology shapes thought and behavior

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A new study from experts with Georgia State University has achieved a long-standing goal in neuroscience: showing how the brain’s smallest components build the systems that shape thought, emotion and behavior.

The research, published in the journal Nature Communications

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Regional adiposity shapes brain and cognition in adults

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    How a Mother’s Mental Health Shapes Her Baby’s Social Brain

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    At UMass Chan’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, researchers are on a heartwarming mission: to understand how babies build the brain circuits that help them connect with others.

    Through the Baby Brain Study, scientists have been tracking over 80 babies and

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    Novel research reveals how adversity shapes the developing brain and its connection to future health risks | Virginia Tech News

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    “Jungmeen and I get to tackle thorny problems while pursuing answers to questions that matter for promoting healthier youth development,” Deater-Deckard said. “Our team utilizes state-of-the-art quantitative modeling techniques to integrate complex arrays of data from many sources such as