Parents’ Depression Linked to Teen Risk-Taking
New research finds that parental depressive symptoms are linked to increased brain activity in adolescents’ reward-related regions, which corresponds with greater risk-taking…
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How Hormones Shape Sex Differences in the Brain
Summary: New research shows that estrogen produces lasting physical differences between male and female brains during development. Source: CSHL Sex hormones are…
How Artificial Brain Design Sheds Light on Real Brains
Summary: The lessons learned from developing artificial neural networks offer a practical framework for studying the brain as a computational system rather…
High Blood Pressure in Your 30s Tied to Brain Decline by Age 70
Summary: High blood pressure in your 30s increases the risk of cognitive decline and dementia decades later. Early detection and treatment of…
Study: Higher Education Doesn’t Affect Brain Aging
Summary: A major longitudinal study challenges the common assumption that higher education slows the rate of brain aging. Source: Norwegian Institute of…
Feeling Lonely? How Music Can Lift Your Spirits
Summary: New research finds that people who feel lonely or socially isolated tend to prefer louder sounds—like music or background noise—than those…
Morning People Show Higher Verbal Intelligence
Summary: New research finds that, after accounting for factors like bedtime and age, people who prefer mornings tend to show stronger verbal…
Alcohol Lowers Decision-Making Brain Waves, Not Motor Control
Summary: Researchers report that moderate alcohol intake diminishes brain waves linked to decision-making (theta oscillations) while leaving motor-related brain activity (beta oscillations)…
New Mitochondrial Proteins Drive Brain Function and Variability
This gene family consists of six related genes that influence mitochondrial movement and positioning in neurons and may be involved in neurological…
Mapping Brain Activity with Sculpted Light
Researchers in Vienna develop a new imaging technique to study entire nervous systems Scientists at the Campus Vienna Biocenter in Austria have…
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