Mind & Brain News
May 3, 2025
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Apr. 30, 2025 — An experiment seven years in the making has uncovered new insights into the nature of consciousness and challenges two prominent, competing scientific theories: Integrated Information Theory (IIT) and Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT). The ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — New multidisciplinary research shows that the brain forms memories of cold experiences and uses them to control our metabolism. The study shows that cold memories form in the brain -- and map out how they subsequently drive thermoregulation. The ...
Apr. 9, 2025 — From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal once thought unattainable: building a complete functional wiring diagram of a portion of the ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — A new analysis of a vaccination program in Wales found that the shingles vaccine appeared to lower new dementia diagnoses by 20% -- more than any other known ...
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Apr. 30, 2025 — Reduced levels of a critical protein are linked to devastating brain diseases like Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Surprisingly, the protein shortage ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — The sensation of controlling one's body and things in the environment is known as sense of agency (SoA). Not only is SoA pivotal for tasks and well-being in everyday life, but its mechanisms have ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Depression, schizophrenia and other mental health conditions affect 1 in 4 people in their lifetime, but mechanisms underlying these conditions are ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Recently approved Alzheimer's drugs offer a step forward for treating the disease, but new therapeutic strategies are needed to complement them and ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers found that Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) can help rewire the brain's response to natural healthy pleasure, leading to reduced opioid cravings. The findings suggest that ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Large language models (LLMs) are at the forefront of artificial intelligence (AI) and have been widely used for conversational interactions. However, ...
Apr. 23, 2025 — Smartphones may often feel like a source of stress, feeding us an endless stream of bad news and social comparison. But what if they could also be the solution? A team of researchers believes they ...
May 2, 2025 — Regular chats with friends, time spent in nature and mentally engaging activities are strongly linked to better mental health, according to new research that highlights the power of simple, everyday ...
May 2, 2025 — What is the secret to happiness? Does happiness come from within, or is it shaped by external influences such as our jobs, health, relationships and material circumstances? A new study shows that ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers have identified the neural mechanisms in the brain that regulate both positive and negative impressions of a social encounter, as well as ...
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May 1, 2025 — While exploring a digitally represented object through artificially created sense of touch, brain-computer interface users described the warm fur of a purring cat, the smooth rigid surface of a door ...
May 1, 2025 — A new study has unveiled a groundbreaking framework for rethinking political decision-making -- drawing inspiration from how the human body maintains stability and ...
May 1, 2025 — Many people around the world believe in karma -- that idea that divine justice will punish people who do bad deeds and reward those who good. But that belief plays out differently for oneself versus ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers have been putting ChatGPT essays to the test against real students. A new study reveals that the AI generated essays don't yet live up to the efforts of real students. While the AI ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — An increase in physical activity between the ages of 45 and 65 could help prevent Alzheimer's disease, while inactivity may be detrimental to brain ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers explored how manual and keyboard practice influenced children's abilities in their reading and writing learning process. 5-year-olds were taught an artificial alphabet using ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Aiming to address age-related cognitive decline, a growing global health challenge, a team of researchers has developed a VR-based smell-training system to help combat it. This innovative VR game ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — An AI tool has made a step forward in translating the language proteins use to dictate whether they form sticky clumps similar to those linked to Alzheimer's Disease and around fifty other types ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers have applied object recognition technology to track changes in brain cell structure and provide new insights into how the brain responds to heroin use, withdrawal and ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — A new 3D 'atlas' of the mouse brain promises to sharpen scientists' ability to measure brain changes and share findings across studies of diseases like Alzheimer's. The mouse ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers have identified biomarkers for tinnitus severity in subtle facial movements and pupil dilation that can be captured on video recordings. Until now, there has been no objective way to ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers have found that drug effectiveness, alcohol tolerance, and carbohydrate metabolism change with the seasons. Their findings are based on a comprehensive seasonal gene expression map, which ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — People who have damage to a specific part of their brains are more likely to be impulsive, and new research has found that damage also makes them more likely to be influenced by other ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — New research finds that tropical cyclones reduce years of schooling for children in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in areas unaccustomed to frequent storms. Girls are ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered why individuals who experience anxiety and depression often struggle with persistent low ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — A new study may offer reassuring news for parents whose children have a history of concussion, but want to get back to playing sports. Researchers spent more than a decade scouting fields, rinks and ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Social singing and dance are often assumed to be hard-wired into the human condition; studies have supported the conclusion that these are common across cultures. But new research from an ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Depression in young teens could be easier to treat than in adulthood due to the symptoms being more flexible and not yet ingrained, a study ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — To provide the right treatment for MS, it is important to know when the disease changes from relapsing-remitting to secondary progressive, a transition that is currently recognized on average three ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Scientists aren't comedians, but it turns out a joke or two can go a long way. That's according to a new study that found when researchers use humor in their communication -- particularly ...
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Artificial Sense of Touch, Improved
- New Research Reveals How Physiology-Inspired Networks Could Improve Political Decision-Making
- Good Karma for Me, Bad Karma for You
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Essay Challenge: ChatGPT Vs Students
- Increasing Physical Activity in Middle Age May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
- Children's Reading and Writing Develop Better When They Are Trained in Handwriting
- A Virtual Reality Game Integrating Smell to Fight Cognitive Decline
- 'Explainable' AI Cracks Secret Language of Sticky Proteins
- Machine Learning Brings New Insights to Cell's Role in Addiction, Relapse
- New Mouse Brain Atlas Will Accelerate Studies of Neurological Disorders
- New 'hidden in Plain Sight' Facial and Eye Biomarkers for Tinnitus Severity Could Unlock Path to Testing Treatments
- Seasonal Changes Affect Alcohol Tolerance and Your Waistline
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Focal Brain Damage Leaves People More Open to Being Influenced by Impulsive Others
- Missed School Is an Overlooked Consequence of Tropical Cyclones, Warming Planet
- Reasons Why Anxiety and Depression Promote Low Self-Belief
- Age, Previous Sports Experience, Stronger Predictors of Performance in Children Than Previous Concussions
- Study Suggests Dance and Lullabies Aren't Universal Human Behaviors
- Teenage Years Crucial for Depression Intervention
Monday, April 28, 2025
- New AI Model Improves MS Diagnostics
- Using Humor in Communication Helps Scientists Connect, Build Trust
- Low Iron Could Cause Brain Fog During Menopause Transition
- Gene Circuits Enable More Precise Control of Gene Therapy
- Personality Traits Shape Our Prosocial Behavior
- Updated Equestrian Helmet Ratings System Adds Racing and High-Speed Events
- Trouble Hearing in Noisy Places and Crowded Spaces? Researchers Say New Algorithm Could Help Hearing Aid Users
- First Synthetic 'mini Prion' Shows How Protein Misfolding Multiplies
- Brain Decoder Controls Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Move More, Think Sharper
- Dangerous Synthetic Opioids and Animal Sedatives Found in Wastewater
Friday, April 25, 2025
- New Body-Fluid Biomarker for Parkinson's Disease Discovered
- AI Helps Unravel a Cause of Alzheimer's Disease and Identify a Therapeutic Candidate
- 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, May 1, 2025
Friday, April 25, 2025
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Awkward. Humans Are Still Better Than AI at Reading the Room
- Artificial Intelligence Tool Helps Predict Relapse of Pediatric Brain Cancer
- 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
- Scientists Trick the Eye Into Seeing New Color 'olo'
- Vision Loss Fear May Keep Some from Having Cataract Surgery
- Clinical Trials to Test Vaccine Against Alzheimer's-Promoting Tau Protein
- By 15 Months, Infants Begin to Learn New Words for Objects, Even Those They've Never Seen
- ATP Prevents Harmful Aggregation of Proteins Associated With Parkinson's and ALS
- New Precision Mental Health Care Approach for Depression Addresses Unique Patient Needs
- Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Increased Risk of Young-Onset Dementia
- Link Between Heart Attack Severity and Circadian Rhythm Unveiled
- Empathy Might Be Retained in Alzheimer's Disease
- Psychedelics Can Reverse Neuroimmune Interactions That Boost Fear
- Family Dynamics Shape Body Image Differently Across Cultures
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- New Research Points out a Promising Strategy for Treating Metastatic Medulloblastoma
- 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
- Three-Dimensional Gene Hubs May Promote Brain Cancer
- Adolescents Who Sleep Longer Perform Better at Cognitive Tasks
- How Dopamine Helps Us Learn to Avoid Bad Outcomes
- Listeners Use Gestures to Predict Upcoming Words
- Temporary Anxiety Impacts Learning
- Using ChatGPT, Students Might Pass a Course, but With a Cost
Monday, April 21, 2025
- Novel Treatment Approach for Language Disorder Shows Promise
- More Americans Are Using Psilocybin -- Especially Those With Mental Health Conditions, Study Shows
- Watching Our Brains Remember Multiple Things at Once
- Study Shows Addressing Working Memory Can Help Students With Math Difficulty Improve Word Problem-Solving Skills
- In Kids, EEG Monitoring of Consciousness Safely Reduces Anesthetic Use
- Building 'cellular Bridges' For Spinal Cord Repair After Injury
- New Research Lays Groundwork for Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
- Engineered Microglia Show Promise for Treating Alzheimer's and Other Brain Diseases
- High-Tech Sticker Can Identify Real Human Emotions
- High-Fat, High-Sugar Diets Impact Cognitive Function
Saturday, April 19, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Scientists Identify Agent of Transformation in Protein Blobs That Morph from Liquid to Solid
- How Thoughts Influence What the Eyes See
- Environmental Variability Promotes the Evolution of Cooperation Among Humans: A Simulation-Based Analysis
- Cognitively Impaired Older Drivers Are Less Likely to Cause a Crash When Accompanied by a Passenger
- Soft Brainstem Implant Delivers High-Resolution Hearing
- Integrative Approach Reveals Promising Candidates for Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors or Targets for Therapeutic Intervention
- A Wearable Smart Insole Can Track How You Walk, Run and Stand
- Insomnia and Sleep Medication Use Connected to Disability in Older Adults
- Researchers Use Machine Learning to Predict Exercise Adherence
- Screen Time Surprise Under Grandparents' Care
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- Nontraditional Risk Factors Shed Light on Unexplained Strokes in Adults Younger Than 50
- Groundbreaking Study Uncovers How Our Brain Learns
- Finding Friendship at First Whiff: Scent Plays Role in Platonic Potential
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- How Do Age, Sex, Hormones and Genetics Affect Dementia Biomarkers in the Blood?
- Climate-Related Trauma Can Have Lasting Effects on Decision-Making
- Mindfulness and Step Tracking Boosts Motivation to Exercise
- How Disturbed Signaling Pathways Could Promote Epileptic Seizures
- Simulating Protein Structures Involved in Memory Formation
- Towards Gene-Targeting Drugs Capable of Targeting Brain Diseases
- Favorite Music Sets the Brain's Opioids in Motion
- Viewing Art Can Boost Wellbeing by Giving Meaning to Life
- Nurturing Now, Thriving Later: The Lasting Power of Affectionate Mothering
- Hereditary Alzheimer's: Blood Marker for Defective Neuronal Connections Rises Early
- Nature-Based Activity Is Effective Therapy for Anxiety and Depression, Study Shows
- Popular Diabetes Medications, Including GLP-1 Drugs, May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease
- Is My Green Your Green?