How Autistic Teens’ Brains Respond to Unfamiliar Voices
Summary: Researchers found that the brains of adolescents with autism process unfamiliar voices in a markedly different way than their neurotypical peers.…
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Testosterone Linked to Early Puberty Distress in Girls
Summary: Researchers analyzed longitudinal data from thousands of preteen girls and found that testosterone—often viewed as primarily a male hormone—plays a prominent…
Open-Source AI Tools to Detect and Study Alzheimer’s
Summary: Unveiled at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London, the Consortium for Biomedical Research and Artificial Intelligence in Neurodegeneration (C-BRAIN) has…
How Infants Use Spatial Cues to Hear Voices in Noise
Summary: Researchers recorded real-time brain activity in infants and adults while they listened to speakers in different noisy settings. The team found…
Declining Productivity May Signal Dementia Years Before Diagnosis
Summary: Researchers analyzed decades of socioeconomic data by linking national medical registries with detailed tax records. They found that people who later…
9 Procrastinator Types Identified in New Study
Summary: Drawing on hundreds of studies in psychology, behavioral economics and neuroscience, researchers show that procrastination is a complex psychological struggle rooted…
Neuromorphic AI Chip Mimics Brain Reflex Center for Faster Reactions
Summary: Engineers have created a new cerebellum-inspired electronic chip that detects unexpected events while consuming very little power. Unlike most neuromorphic efforts…
New Study Challenges Longstanding Theory of Axon Growth
Summary: Researchers have shown that axon formation is an autonomous, internally driven process. Young neurons use an internal protein complex to systematically…
New Study Upends Assumptions About Brain Connectivity Dynamics
Summary: New research using simultaneous EEG and fMRI demonstrates that the human brain does not run a single unified process. Instead, the…
Study Reveals Earliest Right-Handedness in Humans
Summary: An international team of paleontologists has identified the earliest known example of population-level “handedness” in the animal kingdom. By analyzing more…
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