Researchers Unveil Framework to Advance Brain Injury Research
Researchers at The University of Queensland have taken a significant step toward understanding brain damage that could eventually improve outcomes for stroke…
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Why Stress Makes You Ignore Itching
Summary: Ever wondered why you rarely notice an itch during intense, high-pressure moments? Researchers have now mapped a brain circuit that explains…
Psilocybin Matches Leading Antidepressant in Small Clinical Study
Summary: Researchers report that psilocybin—the active compound in so‑called “magic mushrooms”—showed comparable antidepressant effects to a commonly prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor…
New Study Identifies Brain Mechanism Explaining Attention
Neuroscientists from Tübingen and Okasaki show that tiny eye movements filter “important” stimuli and relay them to the brain. Researchers from the…
Prenatal Acetaminophen Raises Risk of Child Behavior Problems
Summary: Researchers report that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen taken during pregnancy is linked with a higher risk of behavioral problems…
How Stroke Disrupts the Brain’s Processing of Speech Sounds
Summary: A new study comparing stroke survivors and healthy older adults shows that language difficulties after stroke arise not from slower hearing…
How Video Games Boost Children’s Cognitive Skills
Summary: In a large U.S. cohort, children who spent more time than average playing video games showed an increase in measured intelligence—about…
Tic-Tac-Toe MRI Pattern Boosts Neurological Disease Research
Summary: Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have secured NIH funding to advance a new neuroimaging system based on ultrahigh-field 7 Tesla…
Brain Region That Predicts Action Outcomes
Summary: The anterior cingulate cortex plays a central role in how the brain simulates the outcomes of different actions and selects the…
Does Depression Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk?
Depression and metabolic factors together raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, study finds Depression can significantly increase the likelihood of…
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