Music Therapy Synchronizes Brain Activity
Summary: Using hyperscanning, researchers have shown that the brains of a patient and a music therapist synchronize during a music therapy session,…
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Non-Fearful Social Withdrawal Linked to Increased Creativity
Summary: New research suggests that one form of social withdrawal — unsociability — can have a positive side: it is linked to…
Why Humans Adapt Faster Than AI Systems
Summary: Humans are remarkably good at adapting to new and unfamiliar situations, while machines still struggle in many everyday contexts. A new…
How Playing Drums Rewires Your Brain
Summary: Long-term drummers show greater microstructural diffusion in the corpus callosum—the brain’s main bridge between the two hemispheres—an area crucial for coordinated…
Hippocampal Activity Could Unlock Memory Treatments for Seniors
Neurons are hyperactive and fire more in a newly studied region of the hippocampus Scientists at Northwestern Medicine have recorded, for the…
Non-Addictive Painkiller Shows Promise as Morphine Alternative
Peptide-based painkillers that mimic a natural brain chemical target the same opioid receptor as morphine but show far fewer side effects and…
Monkeys, Guinea Pigs and Humans Share Brain Responses to Speech
Summary: Speech sounds evoke similar neural responses and activate the same auditory brain regions in humans, macaque monkeys, and guinea pigs. Source:…
Brain Imaging Reveals ADHD Has Distinct Subtypes
Summary: A new study clarifies that adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) fall into three distinct neurobiological subgroups, each with different brain…
Brain Scans Detect Depression Risk in Children Before Symptoms
New brain imaging research from MIT and Harvard Medical School points toward a potential screening tool to identify children at high risk…
Birth Control Pills Linked to Higher Depression Risk in Teens
Summary: In a large, long-term study of young women, researchers found no overall link between oral contraceptive use and the severity of…
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