How AgRP Neurons Sabotage Weight Loss
If you struggle to stick to a diet, researchers at HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus say the culprit may be hunger-sensitive brain cells…
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Wearable Sensors to Spot Early Autism in Infants
Summary: Researchers are developing a wearable system designed to detect subtle motor delays—one of the earliest and most frequently missed signs of…
Predictable Brain Patterns in Socially Withdrawn Children
Stony Brook-led fMRI study identifies brain activity patterns linked to childhood social reticence, pointing toward prevention of later anxiety In a brain…
Researchers Map Brain Navigation Circuits
How Fruit Flies Turn an Internal Compass into Steering Commands Summary: A recent study reveals how fruit flies translate an internal sense…
Robots Detect Objects by Listening to Vibrations
Summary: New research from Duke University introduces SonicSense, a tactile-acoustic sensing system that lets robots interpret objects through vibrations. By placing contact…
Dopamine Release in Infants May Shape Early Social Development
Summary: New rodent research suggests that repeated dopamine release in the basolateral amygdala (BLA) during stressful experiences in infancy can produce long-lasting…
Why Dangerous Men Attract Women: New Study Reveals
Summary: A large international study finds that many women are more attracted to risk-taking men for short-term relationships. Preferences vary with relationship…
How Diabetes, Air Pollution and Alcohol Raise Your Dementia Risk
Summary: Researchers have identified key modifiable risk factors and genetic influences that disproportionately affect a particular brain network shown to be vulnerable…
Study Shows Dogs Identify Objects by Function, Not Appearance
Summary: A new study shows that some exceptionally gifted dogs can sort objects not only by appearance but by how they are…
How Social Signals Shaped Human Color Perception
Summary: A new study finds that the arrangement of photoreceptors in primate eyes helps humans detect socially relevant color changes—like blushing—better than…
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