Why Our Brains Struggle to Remember Colors
People can distinguish millions of colors, yet they struggle to remember precise shades because the brain tends to store colors as one…
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Carrot vs. Stick: Which Motivates Learning More?
Summary: People are more confident and decide faster when pursuing rewards, but they become more adaptable and less overconfident when trying to…
Contaminated Rubber Hand May Reduce OCD Contamination Fear
Summary: The rubber hand illusion could offer a low-stress alternative to traditional exposure therapy for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), especially those…
People With One Hand Reveal New Model of Brain Organization
Summary: A new study of people born with a single hand challenges conventional views of how the brain maps body parts and…
Flickering Light May Trigger Brain Chemistry to Slow Alzheimer’s
Summary: Exposure to light flickering at 40 Hz prompts the brain to release a rapid surge of cytokines that activate microglia and…
Brain Stem Cells Survive Transplant Without Immunosuppressants
Summary: Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have developed a method to transplant myelin-producing neural stem cells into mouse brains that avoids lifelong…
Gut Hormone and Brown Fat Signal the Brain to Suppress Appetite
Summary: A new study reports brown fat interacts with secretin, a gut hormone, to signal the feeling of fullness to the brain…
How the Brain Drives Social Motivation
Summary: The lateral hypothalamus is a key subcortical node in social brain networks. It influences socially motivated choices by integrating information about…
Dementia Risk Climbs for Years – Why Rates Are Not Falling
Summary: New evidence indicates that the likelihood of being diagnosed with cognitive impairment or dementia among U.S. adults has grown over the…
AI Creates Highest-Resolution Map of the Mouse Brain
Summary: Researchers have produced one of the most detailed, data-driven maps of the mouse brain to date. Using an artificial intelligence model…
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