Study identifies molecular drivers of cerebral small vessel disease
A new study identifies molecular factors that promote small vessel disease – and an active drug that can…
AI Brain Model Reveals How Fear Works in Real Life
Summary: Researchers have developed an AI-driven brain model that can track fear as it unfolds in real-world situations,…
Growing Fear of Nature: Study Reveals Causes of Rising Biophobia
Summary: An increasing number of people experience fear, discomfort, or disgust toward nature—a phenomenon known as biophobia. The…
Your Next Breath Could Decide What You Remember
Summary: The simple act of breathing shapes how and when memories are successfully retrieved. Participants recalled learned word-image…
Researchers discovered how the brain decides what to remember
A song from childhood can hit you out of nowhere. A smell can carry you back decades. Then…
Neural Ultrasound Boosts Learning in 60 Seconds
Summary: Researchers have successfully altered human reward learning using non-invasive transcranial ultrasound stimulation directed at a deep brain…
Cold-water swimming has benefits for the brain as well as the body
Swimmers in January at Beckenham Place Park lake in London AMcCulloch / Alamy It’s 8am and I’m standing…
Your Brain Has a Built-In Isolation Mode
Summary: New research uncovers the exact immune-to-brain pathway that drives the loss of social motivation during sickness. Scientists…
White matter alterations connect coronary artery disease to cognitive decline
Individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD) – a constricting or blocking of blood vessels feeding the heart –…
AI Reveals Lions Don’t Just Roar, They Have a Second Call
Summary: A new study reveals African lions produce two types of roars, overturning long-held assumptions and opening the…
What Triggers Tantrums? Sensory Overload May Be To Blame
Summary: New research reveals a distinct brain activity signature in children who become overwhelmed by sensory input such…
China’s Wukong Supercomputer Could Revolutionize Drug Discovery
Researchers in China recently made an astonishing announcement: They’d created a supercomputer modeled on a monkey’s brain. Researchers…