Emotional Stress Triggers Instant Arousal From Deep Sleep
Summary: A new study uncovers a precise brain pathway that rapidly converts emotional stress into sudden wakefulness during…
Social Isolation Directly Speeds Up Cognitive Decline
Summary: Social isolation has a direct causal impact on how quickly cognitive function declines in later life, independent…
Tiny Gut Imposters Could Be Driving Multiple Sclerosis
Summary: New research reveals that when gut bacteria closely resemble the myelin sheath that protects nerve fibers, the…
FDA approves first at-home brain stimulation device for depression
Kamal Choudhury  | Reuters New COVID booster guidelines set by FDA for healthy adults under 65 The FDA…
How the Brain Interprets Sarcasm, Tone, and Hidden Meaning
Summary: A large study of 800 adults shows that pragmatic language skills—the ability to understand sarcasm, indirect requests,…
Huge genetic study reveals hidden links between psychiatric conditions
A new study identified 238 genomic regions that are associated with one of five categories of mental-health conditions…
Insufficient Sleep Strongly Predicts Shorter Life Expectancy
Summary: A new nationwide analysis shows that getting fewer than seven hours of sleep a night is one…
Blocking a Key Protein Greatly Reduces Alzheimer’s Damage
Summary: New findings show that removing Centaurin-α1, a protein elevated in Alzheimer’s disease, significantly reduces inflammation, plaque buildup,…
Why Memories Change: How the Brain Rewrites the Past
Summary: A new review explores how episodic memories are formed, stored, and reshaped over time, revealing why our…
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…
Will blockbuster obesity drugs revolutionize addiction treatment?
Last April, neuroscientist Sue Grigson received an e-mail from a man detailing his years-long struggle to kick addiction…
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…