Brain’s extracellular matrix controls learning windows and memory stability
For many who have struggled to learn a new language or instrument, it’s a familiar pattern: they make…
Study Points to Sugar, Not Just Meat, as Fuel for Human Brain Evolution
A team of researchers from the University of Sydney and the University of Glasgow argues that dietary sugars,…
Neural stem cells split early into distinct neuron lineages
The cerebral cortex is densely packed with different nerve cells that enable us to perceive, think and act.…
Breast cancer co-opts the immune system to attract nerves that fuel tumor growth
New research from the University of Oklahoma demonstrates how an aggressive form of breast cancer co-opts the body’s…
Cell village approach reveals genetic differences in cell fitness
How readily a cell divides and how well it survives is fundamental to life, shaping everything from organ…
Study links lower vitamin D to mood and cognitive health in adults over 85 with diabetes
A study of adults aged 85 and older reveals how vitamin D, metabolic health, depressive symptoms, and cognition…
Researchers recreate imagined melodies from brain activity
In a study led by Jii Kwon and Chun Kee Chung, from Seoul National University, researchers explored whether…
Persistent financial hardship tracks with poorer memory and processing speed by midlife
Seven decades of cohort data connect chronic financial strain with cognitive differences by midlife and complex patterns of…
Researchers uncover hierarchical sensory processing system in the zebrafish brain
How does the brain make sense of what we see, hear, and feel—and transform these separate signals into…
New ultrasound technique breaches blood brain barrier to treat gliomas
In a promising sign for the potential of focused sound waves to improve care for brain tumors, UVA…
Early-life sugar restriction may reduce dementia risk later
Consuming less sugar in utero before birth and during the first one to two years of life was…
New CapuchinAI system automates cognitive testing of wild primates
Scientists created an AI system that uses facial recognition and real-time, touchscreen testing to automate cognitive studies of…