New Study Challenges Long-Held Theories About Hearing
Summary: New research challenges long-standing ideas about how we perceive sound. The study shows that many sensory cells in the inner ear…
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High Cognitive Scores Linked to Increased Risk of Depression Relapse
Summary: “Brain fog”—the memory lapses and difficulty concentrating reported by up to 90% of people with major depressive disorder—has long been viewed…
How the Brain Communicates Across Multiple Channels
The human brain employs distinct frequency bands to route information between lower and higher cortical areas. In the visual system, the cortex…
Neuroimaging: How Ideology Shapes Racial Perception
Summary: Researchers identify how activity in the anterior insula contributes to the way political ideology shapes perception of race. Source: Cornell University…
Psilocybin May Relieve Depression Without a Psychedelic Trip
Summary: A new mouse study challenges the widely held belief that psilocybin’s antidepressant effects depend on its psychedelic experience. Blocking the receptor…
Ion Channel Marks Newborn vs Mature Neurons in Adult Brain
Summary: New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows that newborn granule cells in the dentate gyrus become less excitable…
How Sounding Out Words Boosts Early Reading Skills
Summary: A new study finds that learning to read by sounding out words — commonly called phonics — significantly improves both the…
A Day Inside a Synapse: How Brain Signaling Works
Study reveals new facets of the adult brain. A new study from the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, published online in…
New Formula Blend Boosts Infant Brain Development
Research shows nutrition strongly influences rapid brain structure development during the first months of life. Scientists at the University of Illinois have…
Early Brain Activity Predicts Addiction Risk Differently by Sex
Summary: A large analysis of nearly 1,900 children found that those with a family history of substance use disorder (SUD) show early,…
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