How Myelin Loss Disrupts Sensory Signals in the Brain
Summary: New research shows that even a small loss of myelin—the insulating sheath that speeds electrical signals along neurons—can seriously disrupt how…
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Anti-Inflammatory Therapies May Ease Depression Symptoms
Summary: New analysis indicates that anti-inflammatory medications can reduce symptoms in a specific group of people with depression who also have persistent,…
AI Detects Dementia from Routine EEG Scans
Summary: New research demonstrates that deep learning applied to EEG recordings can accurately distinguish Alzheimer’s disease (AD) from frontotemporal dementia (FTD). By…
How Positive Visualization Rewires Your Brain in Seconds
Summary: Vividly imagining a positive interaction with someone can increase how much you like them and even change how your brain encodes…
How Your Brain Decodes Sarcasm, Tone and Hidden Meaning
Summary: A large-scale study of 800 adults finds that pragmatic language skills — the abilities people use to read sarcasm, indirect requests,…
Study Finds Many Autism Cases Could Be Prevented
Summary: A University of California San Diego study proposes that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can arise when three conditions coincide during sensitive…
Why Blink Rate Drops During Effortful Listening
Summary: People blink less when they work harder to understand speech in noisy environments, indicating that blinking closely tracks cognitive effort. Across…
AI Bionic Prosthetic Hand Restores Natural, Intuitive Grasp
Summary: A new study from the University of Utah demonstrates that combining artificial intelligence with advanced fingertip proximity and pressure sensors enables…
Key Brain Protein Drives Reward Cue Learning
Summary: Changes in the brain protein KCC2 alter how cues become linked to rewards, reshaping the way animals learn which signals predict…
How Reading Habits Reveal Implicit Biases About Autism
Summary: A new study from City St George’s, University of London finds that the newspapers people read are a strong predictor of…
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