Brain/Neuroscience
Is there a connection between eating ‘highly processed foods’ and poor mental health?
One recent effort getting new life thanks to a sympathetic ally in corporate journalism is a "link" between ultra-processed foods and mental ...
Anxiety-suppressing ‘chill pill’ could target source of stress in the brain
Scientists have discovered a brain gene linked to anxiety symptoms, offering a potential new drug target. They found that a ...
How COVID can lodge itself in our brains
As the fourth year of the pandemic dawns, a study published in Nature from Daniel Chertow, MD, MPH, head of ...
Is ADHD a genetic condition, illness, natural neurodiversity of humanity, or ‘super power’? People with ADHD weigh in
ADHD is highly hereditary and scientists are examining other risk factors, including brain injuries and exposure to toxins such as ...
Is it possible to read minds with brain scans?
Like Dumbledore’s wand, a scan can pull long strings of stories straight out of a person’s brain — but only ...
Slowing the advance of Alzheimer’s: Lilly’s donanemab joins lecanemab as drugs shown to limit beta amyloid plaque buildup in brains
We could be entering the era of Alzheimer's treatments, after the second drug in under a year has been shown ...
Brain diversity: Are Black Americans at higher risk of developing dementia? Underrepresentation in studies leads to uncertainty
In the whitewashed world of Alzheimer’s research, one scientist is on a quest to understand the diversity of brains ...
Envisioning what doesn’t exist: How humans and other mammals evolved the capacity for memory
Imagination makes us human – this unique ability to envision what doesn’t exist has a long evolutionary history ...
Male-female health differences: MRI brain analysis reveals sex-based differences in weight gain
A new study...suggests that future weight loss treatments should take into account whether someone is male or female ...
Our brains start declining in our 30s — around a decade later than we previously thought
Recent research from University Medical Center Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) shows that our brain declines later than previously thought ...
90 seconds: That’s how long it takes AI to predict someone’s genetic brain cancer risk
Using artificial intelligence, researchers have discovered how to screen for genetic mutations in cancerous brain tumors in under 90 seconds ...
‘Wandering minds’ have been critical for evolution
Our minds may have been the key to our survival. Learn the evolution and psychology of the wandering mind ...
Do bees have emotions and dreams?
This March, ecologist Stephen Buchmann released a book that unpacks just how varied and powerful a bee’s mind really is ...
At 9 months old, this girl had half her brain removed — and 15 years later, she is thriving.
People like Mora represent the upper bounds of human brain plasticity because their brains were radically altered very early in ...
How your brain reacts to even small ‘doses’ of sugar
If you’ve ever bought a box of donuts only to find it triggers a donut phase in your life, you ...
Taking vitamin D supplements to prevent mental illness remains a pipe dream
Despite the stream of “good news” about vitamin D, the supplement’s prospects to prevent mental health disorders in adults remain ...
Brain implants of the future: Era of injectable gels on the horizon
The hard electrodes inserted into the brain to treat Parkinson’s and paralysis damage the organ’s soft tissue. A new invention ...
Why we may need safeguards to protect our brains from intrusive neurotechnology
A new era of neurotechnology means we may need new protections to safeguard our brain and mental experiences ...
Mood-logging earbuds? Fatigue-tracking hats? Brain-reading neurotechnology is on the horizon
Earbuds measure the mood of office workers, and hard hats track fatigue in truckers. Neurotechnology aims to do more—much more ...
Podcast: Can we ‘manipulate the body’s natural electric fields’ to treat wounds, depression, paralysis and cancer?
Scientists are looking into ways to manipulate the body's natural electrical fields to try and treat wounds, depression, paralysis, and ...
A handful of patients inherited an early-onset Alzheimer’s gene — but never got the disease. Can they provide clues to preventing dementia?
Now scientists are on the lookout for even more Alzheimer’s escapees — people who may have simply assumed they didn’t ...
Mediterranean diet: Eating vegetables, nuts, whole grains and fish may reduce dementia risk — even for those with genetic predispositions
A diet that is rich in seafood, fruit, vegetables, nuts and olive oil may lower the risk of dementia, a ...
Why do humans like to get high? Apes who spin themselves dizzy might offer clues
Great apes spinning behaviours could provide clues about the role of altered states for the origins of the human mind ...
The science of mental acuity: Why some people defy aging
There’s something to the adage that age is only a number. Scientists increasingly are distinguishing between chronological and biological age ...
Why human brains aren’t cut out for modern workplaces
The modern workplace was not designed with the human brain in mind. This disconnect can make it difficult for us ...
Understanding animal behavior: Researchers use artificial Intelligence (AI) to analyze animal brains
Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed an open-source, user-friendly, artificial intelligence driven software called LabGym that automatizes animal ...
Biocomputers: Human brain cells may run computers of the future
A “biocomputer” powered by human brain cells could be developed within our lifetime, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers who ...
