Summary: New research points to developing treatments for chronic inflammatory pain that target cannabinoid receptors, offering pain relief while reducing the risk of addiction. Source: OHSU Journal of Neuroscience study explores medicinal properties of cannabis and the endocannabinoid system Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) report findings that support the development of therapies … Read more

Summary: Researchers introduce a new computational framework that uses advanced artificial intelligence to clarify how perception and memory interact in the human brain. Source: Stanford Neuroscience remains a young science compared with the physical sciences. While physics has detailed accounts of how complex phenomena arise from atomic and subatomic interactions, we still lack a similarly … Read more

Summary: A new SISSA study shows that rats possess a cluster of visual neurons that function like primate “pattern cells,” enabling precise perception of motion direction. By recording neurons in the rat visual cortex and testing their responses with state-of-the-art artificial neural network models, researchers identified cells that integrate local motion signals into coherent, global … Read more

Neuroscience News Redesign: What to Expect Neuroscience News is currently undergoing a thoughtful redesign to improve how we deliver neuroscience news, resources, and community features. As part of this process, you may see pages across the site presented in the new layout while we test and refine the design. These staged updates help ensure that … Read more

Summary: New research finds that under conditions of cellular stress, the potassium channel KCNB1 accumulates in the brain, becomes toxic to neurons, and promotes the production of amyloid‑beta. Levels of oxidized KCNB1 are higher in brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease than in those without the condition. Source: Rutgers University. Rutgers researchers identify a non‑amyloid … Read more

Summary: New analysis suggests Huntington’s disease advances largely because cells lose the homeostatic systems that maintain their health, rather than solely from increasing damage caused by the disease protein. Source: Picower Institute of Learning and Memory Researchers at MIT and Sorbonne Université used an innovative computational method to analyze large brain cell gene expression datasets … Read more

Summary: When people watch the same story unfold in real time, their moment-to-moment sense of engagement tends to align. That alignment is driven largely by the emotional content of the narrative, and it is reflected in synchronized brain activity measured with fMRI. These shared patterns of attention also predict which events are better remembered. Source: … Read more

Summary: Scientists have proposed a new model that explains how different sleep stages may support problem solving and creativity. The research suggests that non-REM sleep organizes and categorizes memories, while REM sleep enables the brain to form surprising connections between those categories. Source: Cell Press. Sleep supports creative thinking, but the specific contributions of REM … Read more

Johns Hopkins researchers say they may have uncovered why people with restless legs syndrome (RLS) often continue to suffer sleepless nights even after medication has successfully eased the intense nighttime urge to move their legs. For years, neurologists have linked RLS to disruptions in the brain’s use of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that helps neurons communicate … Read more

Summary: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have created a GPU-accelerated machine learning algorithm that dramatically speeds up and improves the estimation of brain connectivity from diffusion MRI data. Source: Indian Institute of Science (IISc) A new GPU-based machine learning method, Regularized, Accelerated, Linear Fascicle Evaluation (ReAl-LiFE), enables fast, reliable prediction of structural … Read more