Why Baby and Adult Brains Synchronize During Play
Summary: Researchers have measured synchronized brain activity between infants and adults while they interact during play. Source: Princeton University Have you ever…
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Loneliness and Social Anxiety Arise from Distinct Brain Circuits
Summary: People with social anxiety show increased amygdala activity during social decision-making and reduced nucleus accumbens (ventral striatum) activity during social feedback.…
New Study Identifies Brain Mechanisms Behind OCD
Summary: A large new meta-analysis of hundreds of task-based brain scans identifies specific error-processing and inhibitory control problems in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)…
Historic Coronaviruses Reveal Seasonal Patterns and Immunity
Summary: Analysis of Flu Watch data on common human coronaviruses shows a clear seasonal pattern in England: infections peak in winter and…
Why Short Naps Don’t Fix Sleep Deprivation
Summary: Short naps of up to 60 minutes do not fully reverse the cognitive effects of a night without sleep, according to…
How Gut Neurons Signal the Brain to Regulate Thirst
Summary: New research reveals a gut-to-brain osmolality signaling pathway that controls thirst, identifying the sensory route that conveys intestinal osmolality information to…
BA or DA: How Syllable Tests Reveal AI Limits
Summary: A new study shows that current machine learning algorithms may not reliably identify the actual brain regions used to process specific…
New Immune Cell May Trigger Brain Inflammation in MS
Summary: A distinct subset of group 3 innate lymphoid cells triggers T cells to attack myelinated nerve fibers in mouse models of…
Hippocampal CA1 Hub Protects Long-Term Memory
Summary: Researchers have resolved a central question in neuroscience: how the brain can remain adaptable enough to learn new information while preserving…
Vitamin D Linked to Slower Biological Aging
Summary: New results from the VITAL randomized trial indicate that daily supplementation with vitamin D3 helps preserve telomere length in older adults,…
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