How the Brain Maps Numbers Across the Cortex
Summary: A neuroimaging investigation led by cognitive neuroscientists at the INSERM-CEA Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit (Unicog) shows that the human brain constructs a…
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Breakthrough Non-Drug Therapy for Postpartum Depression
Summary: A nationwide clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and Massachusetts General Hospital found that a free,…
New Cancer Drug Halts Fragile Brain Bleeds
Summary: Researchers have found that dabrafenib, an FDA- and EMA-approved BRAF inhibitor already used to treat certain pediatric brain tumors, dramatically reduces…
How Astrocyte Subtypes Shape Synapse Formation and Memory
Summary: A major study from Baylor College of Medicine, published in Nature, shows that astrocytes—the abundant glial support cells in the central…
New Treatments to Restore Brain Development in Angelman Syndrome
Summary: Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have unraveled a key molecular mechanism behind Angelman syndrome, a rare…
How Conversational AI Is Breaking the Neuroimaging Bottleneck
Summary: A multi-institutional team led by Lehigh University has been awarded a four-year, $2.8 million grant from the National Institute of Biomedical…
Why AI Cannot Replace Human Creativity
Summary: As generative artificial intelligence rapidly synthesizes paintings, music, and literature, a new theoretical framework published in AI & Society reframes what…
Sepsis Causes Macrophages to Invade Brain and Impair Memory
Summary: A study led by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences shows that peripheral immune cells that enter the hippocampus during acute…
Focused Ultrasound Reduces Delusions in Schizophrenia
Summary: A small, randomized pilot study led by psychiatrists and biomedical engineers at NYU Langone Health found that a single non-invasive session…
Astroglia Abnormalities Linked to Fluid Intelligence Decline
Summary: USC researchers analyzing living hippocampal tissue removed during epilepsy surgery found that a higher density of abnormal, immature astroglia in the…
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