How Your Brain Detects Others’ Emotions Unconsciously
Summary: A new fMRI study shows that the human brain encodes two separate representations when we evaluate others’ emotions: the speaker’s intended…
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How Attention and Movement Warp Our Sense of Time
Summary: A recent study shows that the way we move alters our sense of time—not only because of physical exertion, but because…
3D-Printed Implant Restores Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Summary: Researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences have created a 3D-printed implant that delivers focused electrical stimulation to injured…
Study Finds No Link Between Vaccine Aluminum and Autism or ADHD
Summary: A large Danish nationwide cohort study of more than 1.2 million children found no evidence that aluminum in early childhood vaccines…
Tiny Brain Region Controls How We Segment and Remember Events
Summary: Our memories are not a continuous tape but are organized into distinct episodes. New research finds that a small brainstem nucleus,…
Playing Music Improves Memory and Cognition in Older Adults
Summary: New research suggests that long-term musical training can help older adults preserve more youthful brain connectivity and improve their ability to…
Do Common Pregnancy Infections Affect Baby’s Brain Development?
Summary: A large Danish cohort study found reassuring evidence that common maternal infections during pregnancy — and the typical antibiotic treatments used…
Hepatitis C in Brain Lining Linked to Schizophrenia, Bipolar
Summary: Researchers have identified hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the choroid plexus—the brain’s fluid-producing lining—of people diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.…
How Hormones Shape Love and Lust in Men vs Women
Summary: New research reveals how a hormonally tuned circuit in the prefrontal cortex of mice controls sex-specific mating behaviors. Scientists identified a…
Cancer Drug Offers New Hope for AMD Vision Loss
Summary: Researchers in Singapore have found that PRL3-zumab, a monoclonal antibody developed locally as a cancer therapy, shows strong potential as a…
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