How Brains Synchronize Remotely Without Physical Contact
Summary: Brains of people who play online video games together show synchronized activity, even when players are physically apart. Source: University of…
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Fingerprinting Breakthrough Improves Brain Tumor Diagnosis
UK scientists have reported a major advance in brain tumor diagnosis that could benefit tens of thousands of patients. Researchers led by…
Standard Blood Pressure Targets Adequate for Some Stroke Types
Summary: Researchers report that both standard and intensive blood pressure targets are similarly effective in the emergency management of acute intracerebral hemorrhage.…
When Empathy Backfires: Walking a Mile in Someone Else’s Shoes
How Different Ways of Taking Someone Else’s Perspective Affect Health and Well‑Being Summary: The way we choose to empathize with others—either by…
Robotic Cleaning Method Set to Automate Neuroscience Labs
Robotic Cleaning Technique Automates Patch-Clamp Recordings Summary: Researchers report a new robotic cleaning method that allows patch-clamp pipettes to be reused for…
Brainwave Training Predicts Mind Wandering via Cognitive Control
Researchers in Canada report that training the brain’s alpha rhythm through neurofeedback strengthens a core cognitive-control network and is associated with decreased…
Why Kids Stress Moms but Bring Joy to Dads
Summary: Researchers find that parenting is more stressful and wearing for mothers than for fathers. Source: Cornell University Study Finds Mothers Experience…
Why Food Smells So Good When You’re Hungry
Summary: A study of hungry mice reveals new insights into the neurobiology of smell and food-seeking behavior. Researchers have mapped a neural…
Brain Simulations Show Life-Saving Benefits of Emergency Cooling
Summary: New 3D brain simulations indicate that medically induced cooling of the scalp can lower deep brain temperature, reduce intracranial pressure and…
Sweet Tooth Gene Linked to Lower Body Fat in Humans
Summary: Researchers report that people carrying a common FGF21 gene variant—sometimes called a “sweet tooth” variant—tend to have a lower total body-fat…
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