The Rise of AI Chatbot Addiction
Summary: As AI chatbots become a staple of modern life, new research warns of a growing phenomenon: AI…
Ultra-Processed Foods Erodes Visual Attention
Summary: A new international study identified a direct link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and a…
Liver Talks to the Brain to Control Appetite
Summary: Researchers mapped a critical neural pathway that regulates how the body responds to dietary changes. The study…
Secrets of Human Intelligence Unlocked
Summary: In a massive collaborative effort, researchers have released EVApeCognition, the largest and most comprehensive open-access dataset of…
Cortisol Kill-Switch: Exercise Rewires Stress Biology
Summary: We’ve long known that a run can clear your head, but a landmark one-year randomized clinical trial…
Brain’s Endurance Program: Hypothalamus Remembers Exercise
Summary: We usually think of fitness as something that happens in the muscles, lungs, and heart. However, a…
Meta’s TRIBE AI: A New Foundation Model Decoding Human Brain Activity
Summary: Meta’s Fundamental AI Research team has unveiled TRIBE, a groundbreaking foundation model designed to predict how the…
Fitter Brains Get a Bigger Boost from Every Workout
Summary: Does a 15-minute run benefit an athlete more than a beginner? According to new research, the answer…
Brain Signal Linked to OCD Compulsions Identified
Summary: Researchers have identified a specific pattern of high-frequency brain activity in the anteromedial orbitofrontal cortex (amOFC) that…
Advancing Brain-Based Therapeutics to the Forefront of Addiction Care
Dr. Tang will discuss his recent research on addiction and concurrent disorders (when mental illness and addiction co-occur).…
AI Brain Model Shows How Neurons Learn, and Where They Fail
Summary: A biologically grounded computational model built to mimic real neural circuits, not trained on animal data, learned…
Engineered Protein Reveals Hidden Incoming Signals Between Neurons
Summary: Researchers have engineered a next-generation glutamate sensor, iGluSnFR4, capable of detecting the faintest incoming synaptic signals between…