Psychology News
June 13, 2025
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June 12, 2025 — A team of scientists has discovered a direct link between the smell of food and feelings of fullness at least in lean mice. This brain circuit, located in the medial septum and triggered by food odors, helps animals eat less by making them feel ...
June 11, 2025 — A team of scientists has identified specialized neurons in the brain that store "meal memories" detailed recollections of when and what we eat. These engrams, found in the ventral hippocampus, help ...
June 3, 2025 — Your brain doesn t just send messages through one universal route it uses separate pathways for spontaneous activity and signals linked to learning. These findings overturn a major neuroscience assumption and reveal how the brain maintains stability ...
June 2, 2025 — A trial of an interactive game that trains people to alter their brain waves has shown promise as a treatment for nerve pain -- offering hope for a new generation of drug-free ...
June 2, 2025 — Listening to sound doesn t just trigger brain activity it reshapes your brain s internal networks in real time. Scientists have unveiled a powerful new imaging method, FREQ-NESS, that traces how different sound frequencies ripple through brain ...
May 29, 2025 — A new study suggests that mindfulness training and/or non-invasive brain stimulation could reduce bladder leaks and feelings of urgency in patients with 'latchkey ...
May 29, 2025 — Coffee can help you stay awake. But what does caffeine actually do to your brain once you're asleep? Using AI, a team of researchers has an answer: it affects the brain's ...
May 28, 2025 — Researchers have released the full dataset from the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study, a decade-long project designed to track brain and cognitive health as people age and distinguish neurologically healthy paths from those indicating a likelihood of ...
May 28, 2025 — A new device that monitors the waste-removal system of the brain may help to prevent Alzheimer s and other neurological diseases, according to a new study. In the study, participants were asleep when they wore the device: a head cap embedded with ...
May 28, 2025 — Obesity is a global health problem that affects many people. In recent years, very promising anti-obesity drugs have been developed. Despite these successes, there are patients who do not respond to these drugs or suffer from side effects. ...
May 28, 2025 — Neurons deep in the brain not only help to initiate movement -- they also actively suppress it, and with astonishing precision. The findings are especially relevant for better understanding neurological disorders such as Parkinson's ...
May 27, 2025 — Persons with Parkinson's disease increasingly lose their mobility over time and are eventually unable to walk. Hope for these patients rests on deep brain stimulation, also known as a brain pacemaker. In a current study, researchers investigated ...
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June 9, 2025 — Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a new algorithm, the Krakencoder, that merges multiple types of brain imaging data to better understand how the brain s wiring underpins behavior, ...
May 27, 2025 — A specific group of nerve cells in the brain stem appears to control how semaglutide affects appetite and weight -- without causing ...
May 27, 2025 — How come you can't tickle yourself? And why can some people handle tickling perfectly fine while others scream their heads off? Neuroscientists argue that we should take tickle research more ...
May 22, 2025 — Researchers have identified a remarkably small but critical piece of genetic code that helps determine how brain cells connect, communicate, and function. The discovery not only deepens our ...
May 22, 2025 — New research suggests that acute stress may impair key brain functions involved in managing emotions -- particularly in people living with 'distress disorders' such as depression, anxiety, and ...
May 22, 2025 — Worldwide, more than 55 million people suffer from dementia caused by Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and other conditions that destroy cells in the brain ...
May 21, 2025 — SSRIs boosted the ability of T cells to kill cancer cells and suppressed tumor growth in both mouse and human tumor ...
May 21, 2025 — Research teams have created a versatile set of gene delivery systems that can reach different neural cell types in the human brain and spinal cord ...
May 20, 2025 — Middle-aged and older adults who experience pain are more likely to have had worsening symptoms of depression up to eight years before the pain began, according to a new ...
May 21, 2025 — A mechanism involving potassium channels in the brain that control brain cell activity could provide a new and fundamentally different way of ...
Earlier Headlines
May 21, 2025 — The smallest grooves on the brain's surface, unique to humans, have largely been ignored by anatomists, but recent studies show that they're related to cognitive performance, including face ...
May 20, 2025 — Our ability to store information about familiar objects depends on the connection between visual and language processing regions in the brain, according to a new ...
May 20, 2025 — Forests play a crucial role in promoting health and wellbeing, but not all forests provide the same benefits. A large-scale study demonstrates how specific forest characteristics -- such as canopy ...
May 19, 2025 — A study has identified a new target for Group-3 ...
May 16, 2025 — Researchers have shown in mice that brain cells known as astrocytes are required for a signaling chemical called norepinephrine to modify brain activity, changing the textbook understanding that ...
May 15, 2025 — Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. And while scientists have long known that these different senses activate ...
May 15, 2025 — An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new ...
May 15, 2025 — Agents, chatbots and other tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly used in everyday life by many. So-called large language model (LLM)-based agents, such as ChatGPT and Llama, ...
May 15, 2025 — A study reveals that inflammation associated with Marfan syndrome increases vulnerability to neurological diseases and complications following strokes, as demonstrated in animal ...
May 15, 2025 — A new, incision-free technique developed at UVA Health to treat debilitating brain lesions called cerebral cavernous malformations, or cavernomas, has shown great promise in early testing, halting ...
May 14, 2025 — Sleeping nine hours or more per night is associated with worse cognitive performance, and it is even more the case for those with ...
May 14, 2025 — A research team has demonstrated how the energy levels of individual neurons in the brain change during so-called spreading depolarizations -- waves of activity that occur in various brain disorders. ...
May 14, 2025 — That 'aha' moment when you come back to a puzzle and immediately figure it out? Something fascinating is going on in your brain. A new study using functional magnetic resonance imaging ...
May 14, 2025 — A transient ischemic attack, also known as a mini-stroke, is typically defined as a temporary blockage of blood flow to the brain that causes symptoms that go away within a day, but a new study finds ...
May 14, 2025 — For millions of people around the world with essential tremor, everyday activities from eating and drinking to dressing and doing basic tasks can become impossible. This common neurological movement ...
May 14, 2025 — Researchers have discovered how inferred emotions are learned. The study shows that the frontal part of the brain coordinates with the amygdala -- a brain region important for simple forms of ...
May 14, 2025 — A pioneering research study details how the hormone FGF21 (fibroblast growth factor 21) can reverse the effects of fatty liver disease in mice. The hormone works primarily by signaling the brain to ...
May 13, 2025 — Researchers identified two brain networks involved in word retrieval -- the cognitive process of accessing words we need to speak. A semantic network processes meaning in middle/inferior frontal ...
May 13, 2025 — Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...
May 12, 2025 — ChatGPT responses matched or outperformed epileptologists' responses related to the regions where epileptogenic zones are commonly located. Yet epileptologists provided more accurate responses ...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Language Isn't Just for Communication -- It Also Shapes How Sensory Experiences Are Stored in the Brain
- Forest Management Can Influence Health Benefits
Monday, May 19, 2025
Friday, May 16, 2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Study Reveals a Deep Brain Region That Links the Senses
- Impact of Oft-Overlooked Cell in Brain Function Revealed
- AI Overconfidence Mirrors Human Brain Condition
- Marfan Syndrome Increases Risk of Brain Alterations
- Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Brain Lesions
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Too Much Sleep Can Hurt Cognitive Performance, Especially for Those With Depression
- New Insights Into the Energy Balance of Brain Neurons
- Brain Scans Reveal What Happens in the Mind When Insight Strikes
- Could a Mini-Stroke Leave Lasting Fatigue?
- 'Sweet Spot' For Focused Ultrasound to Provide Essential Tremor Relief
- How the Brain Allows Us to Infer Emotions
- Research Shows How Hormone Can Reverse Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Mapping a New Brain Network for Naming
- Hormone Cycles Shape the Structure and Function of Key Memory Regions in the Brain
Monday, May 12, 2025
- ChatGPT Helps Pinpoint Precise Locations of Seizures in the Brain, Aiding Neurosurgeons
- The How and Why of the Brain's Division Across Hemispheres
- Different Anesthetics, Same Result: Unconsciousness by Shifting Brainwave Phase
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Lab-on-a-Chip Devices Take Public Health Into Home
- Important Step Towards Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Brain Metastases
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Sleep Apnea During REM Sleep Linked to Memory-Related Brain Changes
- Discovery of Dopamine Receptors in a Previously Overlooked Part of the Brain Sheds Light on the Complex Circuitry for Anxiety and Depression
- A Pipette That Can Activate Individual Neurons
- Knowing Your Alzheimer's Risk May Ease Anxiety but Reduce Motivation for Healthy Habits
- Neuroscientists Pinpoint Where (and How) Brain Circuits Are Reshaped as We Learn New Movements
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Study Suggests We Don't Just Hear Music, but 'become It'
- New Chronic Pain Therapy Retrains the Brain to Process Emotions
Monday, May 5, 2025
- Neighborhood Stress May Impact Kids' Brains -- And Increase Depression Risk
- Children as Young as Five Can Navigate a 'tiny Town'
- Spanking and Other Physical Discipline Lead to Exclusively Negative Outcomes for Children in Low And Middle-Income Countries
- Teens With Mental Health Conditions Use Social Media Differently Than Their Peers, Study Suggests
Friday, May 2, 2025
- Decoding the Brainstem: A New Window Into Brain--Body--Mind Interactions
- Our Ability to Recognize Objects Depends on Prior Experience
- The Secret to Happiness Lies Within You, or Society -- Or Both
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Zinc-Transporting Protein Contributes to Aggressive Growth of Brain Tumor
- Neuroestrogen: The Brain's Secret Weapon Against Hunger
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Does Your Biological Age Affect Your Risk of Dementia?
- A Protein Link Between Brain Diseases and Leaky Blood Vessels
- How Is It We Feel a Sense of Agency Over Our Movements?
- Increasing Physical Activity in Middle Age May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
- A Virtual Reality Game Integrating Smell to Fight Cognitive Decline
- Depression and Other Mental Health Conditions Linked With Immune Response, Study Finds
- Landmark Experiment Sheds New Light on the Origins of Consciousness
- Mechanism by Which the Brain Weighs Positive Vs. Negative Social Experience Is Revealed
- New Mouse Brain Atlas Will Accelerate Studies of Neurological Disorders
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Focal Brain Damage Leaves People More Open to Being Influenced by Impulsive Others
- Reasons Why Anxiety and Depression Promote Low Self-Belief
- Age, Previous Sports Experience, Stronger Predictors of Performance in Children Than Previous Concussions
- Teenage Years Crucial for Depression Intervention
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Dopamine Signals When a Fear Can Be Forgotten
- New Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Technique Shows Significant Reduction in Depression, Anxiety and PTSD Symptoms
Friday, April 25, 2025
- In Down Syndrome Mice, 40Hz Light and Sound Improve Cognition, Neurogenesis, Connectivity
- Immune Cells Drive Congenital Paralysis Disease
- Compelling New Insights Into Dynamics of the Brain's Serotonin System
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Awkward. Humans Are Still Better Than AI at Reading the Room
- Even Light Exercise Could Help Slow Cognitive Decline in People at Risk of Alzheimer's
- Exercise Boosts Brain Health -- Even When Energy Is Low
- What Happens in the Brain When Your Mind Blanks
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- How a Smartphone App Could Transform Mental Health Care
- Psychedelics Can Reverse Neuroimmune Interactions That Boost Fear
- Remembering the Cold: Scientists Discover How Memories Control Metabolism
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- A Repurposed Anti-Inflammatory Drug May Help Treat Alcohol Use Disorder and Related Pain
- Brain-Inspired AI Breakthrough: Making Computers See More Like Humans
- Uncontrolled Glutamate Release in the Brain
- Retinal Clues to Mental Health
- How Dopamine Helps Us Learn to Avoid Bad Outcomes
Monday, April 21, 2025
- Watching Our Brains Remember Multiple Things at Once
- Engineered Microglia Show Promise for Treating Alzheimer's and Other Brain Diseases
- High-Fat, High-Sugar Diets Impact Cognitive Function
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Climate-Related Trauma Can Have Lasting Effects on Decision-Making
- How Disturbed Signaling Pathways Could Promote Epileptic Seizures
- Towards Gene-Targeting Drugs Capable of Targeting Brain Diseases
- Favorite Music Sets the Brain's Opioids in Motion
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Brain Areas Necessary for Reasoning Identified
- Researchers Have Mapped the Hidden Control System of Vision
Monday, April 14, 2025
- LSD Analogue With Potential for Treating Schizophrenia Developed
- How Does Our Brain Regulate Generosity?
- Stress, Depression Factor Into Link Between Insomnia, Heavy Drinking
- How the Brain Controls Movement Under Uncertainty
Friday, April 11, 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- The Brain Resorts to Myelin When Other Brain Nutrients Are Depleted
- How Mothers Adapt to the Metabolic Demands of Nursing
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- AI Models of the Brain Could Serve as 'digital Twins' In Research
- Eight or More Drinks Per Week Linked to Signs of Injury in the Brain
- Father With Alzheimer's? You May Be More at Risk of Brain Changes
- Scientists Map Unprecedented Detail of Connections and Visual Perception in the Mouse Brain
- New Insights Into Neurodegeneration Using Human 'mini Brains'
- Long-Term Effects of Obesity on Brain and Cognitive Health
- Scientists Complete Largest Wiring Diagram and Functional Map of the Brain to Date
- Novel Drug Delivery Platform Paves Way to Potential New Treatments for Alzheimer's, Other Brain-Related Disorders
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Even Under Stress, Male-Female Pairs Had Each Other's Backs
- Groundbreaking Study Reveals Changes in Brain Cell Composition and Gene Activity in Tourette Syndrome