EEG Neurofeedback: Real Benefits or Placebo?
Summary: A new analysis argues that many clinical improvements attributed to EEG neurofeedback are more likely the result of placebo effects rather…
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Scientists Find Brain Neurons That Light Up at Food Images
Summary: Images of food reliably activate a newly identified population of food-responsive neurons in the ventral visual stream. Researchers suggest this neural…
How Distinct Brain Circuits Track Decision Outcomes
To avoid repeating mistakes and to learn to make better choices, the brain must accurately evaluate the consequences of our decisions. Exactly…
New Treatment Strategy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Summary: New research points to peptide compounds that may correct mitochondrial dysfunction underlying Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and related conditions. Source: WUSTL. Research leads…
How a Signaling Pathway Suppresses Brain Tumor Growth
Researchers at the University of Basel examined a conserved cellular signaling pathway and discovered it can suppress the development of particular brain…
How Daytime Naps Affect Learning in Children with Down Syndrome
Summary: A University of Arizona study reports that while afternoon naps support memory and learning in typically developing preschoolers, naps may worsen…
Laugh Off Mistakes to Overcome Embarrassment
Summary: We often assume that showing embarrassment after a small social stumble—like tripping, waving at the wrong person, or forgetting a name—demonstrates…
Do I Like You? How Group Impressions Form in Milliseconds
Freiburg scientist decodes brain processes behind subconscious social evaluation People form quick social judgments—often within milliseconds—about whether someone seems likeable or not.…
How Hand Amputation and Reattachment Rewire the Brain
Summary: Researchers identified specific neurochemical changes in brain regions that reorganize after hand amputation, and found that some of these changes may…
Skin-Like Electronic Skin That Senses Touch
Summary: Researchers have created a multimodal ion-electronic skin capable of simultaneously detecting temperature and mechanical stimuli with high fidelity. Source: POSTECH Human…
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