Cortisol Pathway Linked to Early Closure of Brain Plasticity
Summary: Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown molecular pathway that controls brain plasticity during early life and explains how critical periods close.…
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Why People Who Hear the Hum Experience Low-Frequency Tinnitus
Summary: A precision hearing and audiology study has clarified the biological mechanisms behind “The Hum” — an enigmatic, low-frequency buzzing reported by…
Do Long-Term Antidepressants Provide Real Benefits?
Summary: A new clinical overview challenges the scientific consensus on long-term antidepressant use, identifying a fundamental flaw in many relapse-prevention trials. The…
How Semantic Knowledge Drives Human Innovation
Summary: A new study identifies the core cognitive engine behind human creativity and technological progress: semantic knowledge. This internal map of how…
Whole-Brain Activity Predicts Social Approach
Summary: A precision systems neuroscience and optical neuroimaging study has solved a basic biological puzzle: how and why animals decide to approach…
How Mathematics Shapes Altered States of Consciousness
Summary: A novel scientific partnership has launched a program to mathematically analyze the human psychedelic experience. Described in a recently posted scientific…
NeuroSense Device Monitors CSF to Detect Brain Infections Early
Summary: An international research team developed a bedside monitoring platform to reduce delayed diagnoses and lower healthcare costs for patients with brain…
How HIV Protein gp120 Increases Spinal Pain Receptor Sensitivity
Summary: Researchers have identified a precise molecular pathway that connects HIV infection to chronic neuropathic pain. Using mammalian models, the study shows…
AI Uses EEG to Decode and Track Pain in Real Time
Summary: Researchers in neuro-engineering and computational intelligence have developed an AI platform that objectively decodes human pain from EEG signals. This advance…
Feeling Older Than Your Age? It Could Be Causing Your Insomnia
Summary: A new study identifies a powerful psychological factor linked to chronic sleep problems and declining self-reported physical health. The researchers show…
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