Scientists Restore Pig Brain Activity Hours After Death
Summary: Researchers at Yale successfully restored blood circulation and key cellular activity in a pig brain four hours after death. The findings…
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Computational Microbiome Modeling: Tools and Techniques
Summary: Researchers have developed a new mathematical model that analyzes the interactions between gut bacteria. Source: UC Santa Barbara. The gut microbiome…
Do Placebo Effects Explain Psychedelic Drug Trips?
Summary: Can a placebo alone produce a psychedelic experience? New research from McGill University suggests it can, under the right conditions. Source:…
Henry Molaison’s Brain Reveals New Clues About Memory Formation
3D model of a famous amnesiac’s brain illuminates human memory Jacopo Annese examines final brain tissue slides, which were also digitized for…
How Brain Stimulation Is Helping Smokers Quit
Summary: Non-invasive brain stimulation appears to increase the chance of sustained smoking abstinence for three to six months after quitting, compared with…
How the Brain Remembers and Corrects Errors
High-frequency nerve signals enable mice to remember and execute the correct movement. Processing information in the brain requires both the interpretation of…
Adult ADHD Linked to Shorter Lifespan
Summary: A large UK study of more than 30,000 adults formally diagnosed with attention‑deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) found an apparent reduction in life…
How the Brain Multitasks When You Walk
Summary: New findings indicate that walking patterns become more stable when healthy adults perform a cognitive task simultaneously, suggesting the brain can…
Capgras Syndrome: Man Mistakes Wife for an Impostor
Summary: New research maps the brain networks linked to delusional misidentification syndromes, clarifying why patients may falsely perceive people or places as…
Pareidolia: Illusory Faces Elicit the Same Biases as Real Faces
Face Pareidolia: Study Shows Gendered Happy Face Advantage in Illusory Faces Summary: Our brains apply the same social and perceptual biases to…
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