Worm Uploaded to Computer Learns to Balance a Pole in Simulation
Summary: Researchers translated the nervous system of the nematode C. elegans into computer code and trained the virtual worm to perform a…
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How Mindfulness Programs Improve Children’s Mental Health
Summary: Teacher-led mindfulness training in primary schools improves wellbeing, builds emotional resilience, and increases optimism among children aged 9–12, helping to offset…
Could Alzheimer’s Be an Autoimmune Disease? New Theory
Summary: Rather than being solely a disorder of neurons, growing evidence suggests Alzheimer’s disease may reflect a malfunction of the brain’s immune…
Brain Circuit Linking Nicotine to Weight Loss
Researchers Identify Brain Receptor That Links Nicotine to Appetite Suppression Many smokers report weight loss or weight control as one reason they…
How Sheet Music Reveals Human Brain Activity
Summary: Researchers are developing mathematical and data-driven models to translate the brain’s complex dynamics into interpretable representations, with the goal of improving…
How the Gut Microbiome Controls Sleep and Circadian Rhythm
Summary: Normal sleep patterns in mice depend on gut bacteria that support the production of key neurotransmitters—most notably serotonin. Source: University of…
How Your Gut Microbiome’s Past Diets May Undermine New Diets
Summary: A new study finds that people who follow a more restricted, plant‑rich diet tend to have more diverse gut microbiota, and…
Why Recognizing Foreign Accents Helps the Brain Process Speech
Summary: A new neurolinguistics study finds that when listeners can identify a foreign accent, their brains process that accented speech more accurately…
Can You Hear Magic? The Challenge of Auditory Illusions
Summary: A recent article in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences examines why magic that depends only on sound is so uncommon,…
Oxytocin May Improve Social Processing in Children with Autism
Oxytocin Improves Brain Function in Children with Autism Preliminary results from a large-scale, ongoing study at Yale School of Medicine indicate that…
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