Psychedelics and Ketamine Rewire Brain Immune Signals in Depression
Summary: A study uncovered a novel neuroimmune mechanism explaining how rapid-acting antidepressants, including ketamine and psychedelics, alleviate treatment-resistant…
Representations of the intrinsic value of information in mouse orbitofrontal cortex
Subjects All experimental and surgical protocols were performed in accordance with the guide of Care and Use of…
Oral Ozempic Cuts Heavy Drinking and Cravings
Summary: In a clinical trial, oral semaglutide was found to significantly reduce heavy drinking days, daily cravings, and…
ECT Reprograms Adult Neurons into a Youthful State
Summary: Researchers engineered a highly specialized patterned stimulation protocol called REPOPS (Repeated Electroconvulsive-like Patterned Optical/Electrical Stimulation) in murine…
Eye Movements Form a Unique Gaze Fingerprint
Summary: By pairing virtual reality (VR) eye-tracking headsets with advanced machine learning and Large Language Models (LLMs), the…
Ketogenic Diet Eases Schizophrenia and Bipolar Symptoms
Summary: Researchers demonstrated that a ketogenic diet, which shifts the body away from glucose and toward fat-derived ketones…
Mediterranean Diet Boosts Psychological Well-Being Over Age 50
Summary: A new longitudinal study tracked 3,296 older adults aged 50 to 90. The findings revealed that close…
LLMs and Math Combine to Map Human Decision-Making
Summary: A new study introduces an automated cognitive mapping framework that pairs the raw computational power of Large…
GABA Immune Pathway Drives Female Brain Cancer Growth
Summary: Glioblastoma, the most common and lethal form of brain cancer, exhibits striking differences between men and women…
Rotating Spiral Brain Waves Act as a Space-and-Time Clock
Summary: Researchers identified a new class of traveling brain waves that rotate over space and time. The study…
Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation Fixes Parkinson’s Walking Gait
Summary: Researchers developed a closed-loop deep brain stimulation (DBS) system that reads and responds to human walking patterns…
Autophagy Decline in Older Moms Halts Embryo Development
Summary: Researchers unmasked a hidden metabolic mechanism that explains why advanced maternal age (AMA) impairs female fertility and…