Why Signers Have Faster Reactions and Wider Peripheral Vision
Summary: A University of Sheffield study finds that people who use British Sign Language (BSL) show faster peripheral visual reaction times, with…
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Overlooked Proteins Could Improve Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Summary: Researchers identify a fragmented, caspase-6–cleaved form of tau that accumulates in neurons in Alzheimer’s disease and could improve diagnosis and provide…
Sleep Deprivation Impairs Face Recognition Accuracy
Summary: New research shows that poor sleep reduces the accuracy of facial identification and may increase the risk of confident but incorrect…
How to Recognize a Person’s True Self
Summary: New research from Texas A&M shows a strong connection between perceptions of morality and how well we think we know someone’s…
Disrupted Brain Networks Tie Cognitive Deficits to Mental Illness
Summary: A large meta-analysis identifies shared dysfunction in neurocognitive networks across multiple psychiatric disorders. Source: Elsevier. Researchers report consistent alterations in functional…
Why Being Mom’s Favorite Child Can Harm Your Mental Health
Being a mother’s favorite child does not guarantee better mental health, new research from Purdue University finds. Contrary to common assumptions, adult…
Do Your Genes Influence Dog Ownership?
Summary: A large twin study shows a substantial genetic contribution to adult dog ownership. Researchers suggest that genetic variation may have helped…
New Study Reveals Key Brain Differences in Adult vs Newborn Mice
Summary: A new study finds a mismatch between neuronal activity and blood flow in the brains of newborn mice, offering insight into…
Glutamate Opens Neuron Channels to Power Learning and Memory
Summary: Using state-of-the-art cryo-electron microscopy, researchers captured atomic-resolution snapshots that reveal how glutamate, the brain’s primary excitatory neurotransmitter, triggers the opening of…
How Fast Brain Cells Communicate in Milliseconds
Neuroscience researchers have analyzed the protein assemblies that connect synaptic vesicles to the nerve terminal membrane before fusion, aiming to explain how…
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