Researchers have built the first “microwave brain” chip capable of processing both ultrafast data and wireless communication signals at once.| Neuroscience News
A major international study confirms that disorders of gut-brain interaction have increased significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic.| Neuroscience News
A new study warns of “AIPasta,” a strategy that uses generative AI to craft many slightly different versions of false claims to mimic widespread public belief.| Neuroscience News
A new study highlights how music therapy can help ease severe distress in dementia patients on hospital wards.| Neuroscience News
Scientists have identified how the brain protein cypin helps maintain strong connections between neurons, a discovery with implications for treating brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases.| Neuroscience News
New research shows that childhood maltreatment leaves lasting biological and social scars.| Neuroscience News
Toddlers as young as two can successfully learn new words even when a speaker’s mouth or eyes are covered, a study shows.| Neuroscience News
A new study shows that positive emotions can enhance memory, even for meaningless information.| Neuroscience News
A new study reveals that anxiety felt on Mondays uniquely elevates stress hormones, even in retirees, with potential consequences for heart health.| Neuroscience News
A new study reveals how humans instinctively calculate who to gossip with by weighing popularity and social distance.| Neuroscience News
New research reveals that sugar metabolism in brain cells may be a crucial defense against Alzheimer’s and related dementias.| Neuroscience News
I was surfing Amazon the other day when I came across the most peculiar thing. It was a brain stimulator, a research tool like the one we often use in the lab I work in to study the brain. Yet this wasn’t a device manufactured for research purposes; it was marketed to the average consumer as an all-in-one panacea to boost cognitive performance, treat mood disorders and accomplish who knows what else. Naturally, I was intrigued, a curiosity that led me down the rabbit hole of direct-to-consu...| Biomedical Odyssey
Dopamine levels affect mentalizing abilities—understanding others' thoughts and feelings—in healthy people.| Neuroscience News