Even in deep sleep, your brain doesn’t completely tune out. New research reveals that while sound processing in the cortex fades as sleep deepens, the brainstem keeps listening—providing insight into how the brain balances rest with environmental awareness.| PsyPost - Psychology News
New research suggests "neural confusion" may underlie social avoidance in some forms of autism. In a mouse study, neurons that should value social contact responded similarly to both another mouse and a plastic object, blurring the line between the two experiences.| PsyPost - Psychology News
In a breakthrough for addiction science, neurobiologists have pinpointed the precise brain circuit that suppresses the urge to binge drink. This discovery of the brain's own "off switch" could revolutionize how we understand and treat alcohol use disorder.| PsyPost - Psychology News
Researchers identified a brain circuit in mice that triggers safety-seeking movement, overriding drives like hunger and social interaction. This lateral hypothalamus to brainstem pathway activates context-dependent locomotion toward shelter in response to internal or external threat cues.| PsyPost - Psychology News
Researchers have discovered that apical and basal dendrites of the same neuron use different strategies to learn, suggesting neurons adapt more flexibly than previously thought. The findings help explain how the brain fine-tunes its wiring during learning.| PsyPost - Psychology News