Exposure to Hate Speech Primes the Brain for Hateful Actions
Summary: Researchers describe how hearing or reading certain words can trigger brain systems and prompt actions. They outline a simulation theory in…
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New Cellular Pathway Explains How an Anti-Aging Drug Works
Summary: TRPML1 may play a key role in the neuroprotective and anti-aging effects of rapamycin. Source: University of Michigan Easter Island, known…
COVID-19 Digestive Symptoms: Common Signs in Patients
Summary: Digestive symptoms such as diarrhea and loss of appetite are common among COVID-19 patients. In a multicenter study from Hubei province,…
Retinal Imaging Reveals Early Brain Changes
Inexpensive Five-Minute Retinal Scan Predicts Brain Damage in Multiple Sclerosis Summary: A quick, low-cost retinal scan can reliably assess brain damage and…
Human and AI Learning Strategies: How They Align
Summary: New research shows that humans and artificial intelligence employ two complementary learning systems in similar ways: a fast, flexible in-context learning…
MRI Study Finds Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Alters Fetal Brain
Summary: A fetal MRI study identifies measurable structural differences in brains exposed to alcohol during pregnancy. Investigators report larger corpus callosum volume…
How AI Uses Language to Master Human Tasks
Summary: Researchers at the University of Geneva have developed an artificial intelligence system that can learn new tasks from verbal or written…
Prader-Willi Symptoms: Circadian and Metabolic Gene Disruption
Researchers from the UC Davis MIND Institute and Agilent Laboratories report that Prader-Willi syndrome — a genetic disorder often associated with an…
How a Deadly Fungus Causes Meningitis and Brain Infections
Summary: A new study from the University of Sydney describes how the early immune response can inadvertently help a fungus invade the…
T Cells Detected in Non-Diseased Human Brains
Summary: New research overturns a long-held belief by showing that T cells—key components of the adaptive immune system—are present in healthy brains…
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