Study: Brain Holds 10x More Information Than Believed
Summary: Scientists at the Salk Institute have developed a rigorous, information-theory-based method to quantify synaptic strength, the precision of synaptic plasticity, and…
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Long-Term Proton Pump Inhibitors Linked to Dementia Risk
Summary: New research suggests that long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)—medications commonly prescribed for acid reflux—may be associated with an increased…
Study Finds Higher Antioxidant Levels Cut Dementia Risk
Summary: Higher blood levels of the antioxidants lutein, zeaxanthin, and beta-cryptoxanthin were associated with a lower risk of developing dementia decades later,…
Why Justified vs Unjustified Movie Violence Alters Brain Activity
Summary: Scenes of justified and unjustified violence in films engage different brain regions in adolescents. Unjustified violence activates the lateral orbital frontal…
How Children’s Personality Traits Spread Through Peer Influence
Summary: A Michigan State University study finds that preschool peers can influence one another’s personalities, suggesting that environment and social interaction—not just…
What Causes Compulsive Drinking and Alcohol Dependence?
Summary: A network connecting the medial prefrontal cortex and the brainstem plays a central role in the development and expression of compulsive…
Scientists Discover Neuron That Acts as Brain’s Metronome
Summary: A newly identified subtype of fast-spiking interneuron fires with highly regular timing and may act as a neural metronome, driving perceptually…
First Human Clinical Trial to Test Gene Therapy for Alzheimer’s
Summary: Researchers have initiated the first-in-human Phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety and feasibility of a gene therapy designed to…
Sesaminol from Sesame Shells May Combat Parkinson’s Disease
Summary: Sesaminol, a compound derived from sesame seed shells, shows neuroprotective effects in laboratory and animal models of Parkinson’s disease. Source: Osaka…
How Sexual Objectification Alters Visual Perception
Summary: Researchers report that when people are sexually objectified, observers may visually process them in a way more similar to how they…
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