How Brain Synchrony Drives Group Survival
Summary: Survival is often framed as an individual struggle, but new research shows that social species can operate as a single, self-regulating…
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Autism Risk Genes Linked to Brain Development
Summary: Researchers report that genetic variants associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show evidence of positive selection during human evolution and may…
Noninvasive Blood-Brain Barrier Opening for Alzheimer’s
Summary: Researchers have demonstrated that MR-guided focused ultrasound can safely and reversibly open the blood-brain barrier in people with Alzheimer’s disease, offering…
Study Finds Birth Defect Genes Linked to Mental Illness Risk
Gene mutations that disrupt cell signaling during embryonic development and cause major birth defects may also produce more subtle brain alterations that…
Heavy Drinking in Young Adults Linked to Endocannabinoid System
Summary: Lower brain levels of FAAH, the enzyme that breaks down the endocannabinoid anandamide (which activates the cannabinoid 1 receptor), may help…
Autism Rates Rising Among Minority and Disadvantaged Children
Summary: New analysis of school records shows that about one in 57 children in England (1.76%) is on the autism spectrum—higher than…
Reframe Memories: Change Their Emotional Impact
Researchers at MIT have shown that altering specific neural connections in mice can change the emotional meaning attached to a memory, turning…
Vegan vs Keto: How Each Diet Affects Your Immune System
Summary: A controlled clinical study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that switching to either a vegan or a ketogenic…
New Brain Scans Reveal How People Solve Clues
Summary: By combining machine learning with brain scans, researchers reveal how people reconstruct the meaning of objects from a few clues. Source:…
How Memory Guides Your Attention
Researchers have found that different kinds of memory shape the way we direct attention in future situations. Their work shows that separate…
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