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Researchers Shed Light On The Mysterious Role Of The Brain In Muscle Fatigue

Neuroinflammation affects muscle performance by disrupting energy production, leading to fatigue.

Grief Makes Us Time Travelers

The cosmic connection between our being and the universe emphasizes life's fragility, especially when faced with illness.

The Forgotten History of the Discovery of Human Brainwaves

Human brain wave discovery is pivotal in understanding brain function and neurology, intertwined with historical events and societal impacts.
#artificial-intelligence

A First-of-Its-Kind Explainable AI Model Detects Brain Cancer

A new study combines explainable AI with camouflage algorithms to improve brain cancer detection, representing a breakthrough at the intersection of neuroscience and oncology.

The next evolution of AI begins with ours

The genome's limited information capacity may enhance smart and adaptive behavior, aiding both natural and artificial intelligence development.

A Revolution in How Robots Learn

Future robots will self-teach using A.I. instead of following pre-programmed tasks.

Scientists create AI that 'watches' videos by mimicking the brain

Scripps Research has developed MovieNet, an AI that processes video like the human brain, improving applications like medical diagnostics and autonomous driving.

How close are we to an accurate AI fake news detector?

AI tools are evolving to detect fake news by integrating insights from behavioral and neuroscience.

Kempner AI cluster named one of world's fastest 'green' supercomputers - Harvard Gazette

Harvard's Kempner AI cluster is one of the fastest and greenest supercomputers globally, advancing AI and neuroscience research.

A First-of-Its-Kind Explainable AI Model Detects Brain Cancer

A new study combines explainable AI with camouflage algorithms to improve brain cancer detection, representing a breakthrough at the intersection of neuroscience and oncology.

The next evolution of AI begins with ours

The genome's limited information capacity may enhance smart and adaptive behavior, aiding both natural and artificial intelligence development.

A Revolution in How Robots Learn

Future robots will self-teach using A.I. instead of following pre-programmed tasks.

Scientists create AI that 'watches' videos by mimicking the brain

Scripps Research has developed MovieNet, an AI that processes video like the human brain, improving applications like medical diagnostics and autonomous driving.

How close are we to an accurate AI fake news detector?

AI tools are evolving to detect fake news by integrating insights from behavioral and neuroscience.

Kempner AI cluster named one of world's fastest 'green' supercomputers - Harvard Gazette

Harvard's Kempner AI cluster is one of the fastest and greenest supercomputers globally, advancing AI and neuroscience research.
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#decision-making

Session 2: NIMH 75th Anniversary Event 3

The panel gathers experts in neuroscience and psychology to discuss the interplay of mental health, decision making, and social experiences among adolescents.

The science behind high-performing calls to action | MarTech

Understanding brain processes is key to creating effective CTAs that boost engagement and conversions.

These scientists taught rats to drive tiny cars. Turns out, it's good for them

The study of driving rats reveals insights about anticipation, neuroplasticity, and decision-making in both rats and humans.

Session 2: NIMH 75th Anniversary Event 3

The panel gathers experts in neuroscience and psychology to discuss the interplay of mental health, decision making, and social experiences among adolescents.

The science behind high-performing calls to action | MarTech

Understanding brain processes is key to creating effective CTAs that boost engagement and conversions.

These scientists taught rats to drive tiny cars. Turns out, it's good for them

The study of driving rats reveals insights about anticipation, neuroplasticity, and decision-making in both rats and humans.
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Can Skincare Influence Your Brain and Mood?

Cosmetics science is changing skincare perception from appearance enhancement to emotional well-being support by exploring skin-brain interactions.
#mental-health

A yoga pill' to end anxiety? Neuroscientists discover a brain circuit that instantly deflates stress

A new study reveals a brain pathway that can help combat anxiety by regulating voluntary breathing, offering potential for future calming drugs.

When Does the Human Brain Peak? Here's What Scientists Actually Know About Cognitive Decline

Cognitive decline is complex and varies widely between individuals, making discussion around age and cognitive ability difficult.
Research on cognitive aging is evolving, highlighting the necessity to understand the different patterns of mental decline.

Public Health and Psychiatry: Two Ways to Treat Mental Illness

Advances in neuroscience and genetics lead to new treatments for psychiatric disorders, but barriers hinder access to care.
Public mental health strategies address social risk factors influencing psychiatric illness.

Keynote Address and Closing: NIMH 75th Anniversary Event 3

Dr. Kafui Dzirasa aims to uncover brain activity patterns to improve treatments for mental health conditions and support diverse communities.

Dr. Tara Swart: Therapy and Being a Man

Neuroscience can significantly enhance personal and professional performance and well-being.

Daily briefing: NIH braces for reform as Trump administration closes in

Stressed mice exhibit altered memory formation, reacting fearfully to neutral stimuli, which may explain anxiety responses in humans.
NIH faces potential reforms under the incoming administration, with proposals aiming to halve its structure and staff.

A yoga pill' to end anxiety? Neuroscientists discover a brain circuit that instantly deflates stress

A new study reveals a brain pathway that can help combat anxiety by regulating voluntary breathing, offering potential for future calming drugs.

When Does the Human Brain Peak? Here's What Scientists Actually Know About Cognitive Decline

Cognitive decline is complex and varies widely between individuals, making discussion around age and cognitive ability difficult.
Research on cognitive aging is evolving, highlighting the necessity to understand the different patterns of mental decline.

Public Health and Psychiatry: Two Ways to Treat Mental Illness

Advances in neuroscience and genetics lead to new treatments for psychiatric disorders, but barriers hinder access to care.
Public mental health strategies address social risk factors influencing psychiatric illness.

Keynote Address and Closing: NIMH 75th Anniversary Event 3

Dr. Kafui Dzirasa aims to uncover brain activity patterns to improve treatments for mental health conditions and support diverse communities.

Dr. Tara Swart: Therapy and Being a Man

Neuroscience can significantly enhance personal and professional performance and well-being.

Daily briefing: NIH braces for reform as Trump administration closes in

Stressed mice exhibit altered memory formation, reacting fearfully to neutral stimuli, which may explain anxiety responses in humans.
NIH faces potential reforms under the incoming administration, with proposals aiming to halve its structure and staff.
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#communication

The Human Brain Operates at a Stunningly Slow Pace

Human thoughts and feelings outpace our expressive capabilities, highlighting a bandwidth problem in communication.
Elon Musk aims to bridge this gap with a brain-computer interface, yet research indicates cognitive processing remains slow.

Eight, Ocho, Acht Most Fascinating Language Discoveries of 2024

Language evolves continuously, revealing shared patterns and new technologies for communication.

The Human Brain Operates at a Stunningly Slow Pace

Human thoughts and feelings outpace our expressive capabilities, highlighting a bandwidth problem in communication.
Elon Musk aims to bridge this gap with a brain-computer interface, yet research indicates cognitive processing remains slow.

Eight, Ocho, Acht Most Fascinating Language Discoveries of 2024

Language evolves continuously, revealing shared patterns and new technologies for communication.
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#werner-herzog

Werner Herzog muses on mysteries of the brain in Theater of Thought

Herzog's latest documentary, 'Theater of Thought', explores the inner workings of the brain, blending personal inquiry with scientific themes.

Werner Herzog Turns His Lens on the Brain

Werner Herzog's documentary explores consciousness and innovative neurotechnologies without providing clear definitions of thoughts or consciousness itself.

Werner Herzog muses on mysteries of the brain in Theater of Thought

Herzog's latest documentary, 'Theater of Thought', explores the inner workings of the brain, blending personal inquiry with scientific themes.

Werner Herzog Turns His Lens on the Brain

Werner Herzog's documentary explores consciousness and innovative neurotechnologies without providing clear definitions of thoughts or consciousness itself.
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#medical-research

Alzheimer's timeline shows changes start as trickle, become torrent

Alzheimer's disease has two distinct phases, indicating a slow onset followed by rapid deterioration, with vulnerable neurons identified for potential early treatment.

New Huntington's Treatment Prevents Protein Aggregation in Mice - News Center

Researchers have developed a polymer-based therapeutic for Huntington's disease that disrupts harmful protein interactions, showing promise in mouse studies.

Why do gliomas tend to recur in the brain? - Harvard Gazette

Understanding the interaction between glioma tumors and neurons may lead to new treatment strategies and insights into the tumor's formation and spread.

The Vagus Nerve's Mysterious Role in Mental Health Untangled

The vagus nerve is vital for health, influencing heart rate, immune response, and digestion, but many claims about its therapeutic applications lack scientific backing.

Alzheimer's timeline shows changes start as trickle, become torrent

Alzheimer's disease has two distinct phases, indicating a slow onset followed by rapid deterioration, with vulnerable neurons identified for potential early treatment.

New Huntington's Treatment Prevents Protein Aggregation in Mice - News Center

Researchers have developed a polymer-based therapeutic for Huntington's disease that disrupts harmful protein interactions, showing promise in mouse studies.

Why do gliomas tend to recur in the brain? - Harvard Gazette

Understanding the interaction between glioma tumors and neurons may lead to new treatment strategies and insights into the tumor's formation and spread.

The Vagus Nerve's Mysterious Role in Mental Health Untangled

The vagus nerve is vital for health, influencing heart rate, immune response, and digestion, but many claims about its therapeutic applications lack scientific backing.
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Pets: Guardians of Our Well-Being

Pets provide comfort and emotional support during life's challenges, influencing our well-being.
#brain-computer-interface

The future of neuroscience could be wireless

Wireless brain-computer interface technology advanced during the pandemic, allowing research to continue and participants to engage remotely.

Neuromarketing: AI-Enabled Brain-Computer Interfaces Shaping Our Future

BCI technology is revolutionizing marketing by providing detailed insights into consumer behavior.

The future of neuroscience could be wireless

Wireless brain-computer interface technology advanced during the pandemic, allowing research to continue and participants to engage remotely.

Neuromarketing: AI-Enabled Brain-Computer Interfaces Shaping Our Future

BCI technology is revolutionizing marketing by providing detailed insights into consumer behavior.
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#cognitive-science

'As real as it ever gets': Dennett's conception of the mind | Aeon Essays

Daniel C. Dennett transformed philosophy of mind by shifting its focus from ordinary language to scientific methods, particularly influenced by neuroscience.

People who read for fun have different brains. Here's what to know

The decline in reading for fun poses potential implications for cognitive evolution and brain development.

How the brain learns: Science-based tips for exam revision DW 11/04/2024

Effective revision is more about understanding individual learning styles rather than merely increasing study hours.

'As real as it ever gets': Dennett's conception of the mind | Aeon Essays

Daniel C. Dennett transformed philosophy of mind by shifting its focus from ordinary language to scientific methods, particularly influenced by neuroscience.

People who read for fun have different brains. Here's what to know

The decline in reading for fun poses potential implications for cognitive evolution and brain development.

How the brain learns: Science-based tips for exam revision DW 11/04/2024

Effective revision is more about understanding individual learning styles rather than merely increasing study hours.
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These neurons in the abdomen help form the gut-brain connection

Neurons exist outside the brain and play crucial roles in body functions, particularly in digestion and gut-brain communication.

The Dawn of the Bionic Man

A new bionic limb can interpret brain signals, allowing it to move intuitively with the user's intentions.
#memory

The evolutionary benefits of being forgetful

Forgetting helps prioritize important information, enabling better memory retention.

Adults grow new brain cells - and these neurons are key to learning by listening

New neurons in the adult brain are linked to learning and memory, especially in verbal communication.

Slothing And Surfing: The Impact Of Sleep On Employee Training And Learning New Skills

Sleep is crucial for effective skill acquisition and memory retention.

The evolutionary benefits of being forgetful

Forgetting helps prioritize important information, enabling better memory retention.

Adults grow new brain cells - and these neurons are key to learning by listening

New neurons in the adult brain are linked to learning and memory, especially in verbal communication.

Slothing And Surfing: The Impact Of Sleep On Employee Training And Learning New Skills

Sleep is crucial for effective skill acquisition and memory retention.
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#creativity

The secret superpower every great leader shares

Intuition, a vital human skill rooted in neuroscience, serves as a guide for creativity and decision-making in an AI-driven world.

Visual Self-Expression Leads to Rewards

Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) reveals that art-making activities activate reward pathways in the brain.
Doodling shows potential for high activation of brain regions associated with reward and emotional regulation.

The secret superpower every great leader shares

Intuition, a vital human skill rooted in neuroscience, serves as a guide for creativity and decision-making in an AI-driven world.

Visual Self-Expression Leads to Rewards

Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) reveals that art-making activities activate reward pathways in the brain.
Doodling shows potential for high activation of brain regions associated with reward and emotional regulation.
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#cognition

The Science of Design: How Neuroscience can Help Architects Shape the Built Environment

Neuroarchitecture shows how built environments significantly affect human well-being, behavior, and cognition.

Consciousness Might Hide in Our Brain's Electric Fields

Neuroscientists are still trying to fully understand the neural code that connects neuron spikes to consciousness and cognition.

AI, Human Language, and US Presidential Elections

The integration of AI in language research raises questions about its biological relevance and understanding of human cognition.

The Mathematical Mind Offers Neuroscientists a Master Class in Concentration

Expert mathematicians enter a unique deep concentration state when solving complex math problems, revealing insights into how the brain engages with challenging tasks.

The Science of Design: How Neuroscience can Help Architects Shape the Built Environment

Neuroarchitecture shows how built environments significantly affect human well-being, behavior, and cognition.

Consciousness Might Hide in Our Brain's Electric Fields

Neuroscientists are still trying to fully understand the neural code that connects neuron spikes to consciousness and cognition.

AI, Human Language, and US Presidential Elections

The integration of AI in language research raises questions about its biological relevance and understanding of human cognition.

The Mathematical Mind Offers Neuroscientists a Master Class in Concentration

Expert mathematicians enter a unique deep concentration state when solving complex math problems, revealing insights into how the brain engages with challenging tasks.
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Pregnancy restructures the brain to prepare for childbirth and parenthood

Widespread changes occur in the maternal brain during pregnancy, indicating matrescence as a significant developmental stage.

A framework for neural organoids, assembloids and transplantation studies

The article proposes a framework to enhance reproducibility and utility in neural organoid and assembloid research.
#pain-management

A Tale of Two Nails: What Changes Pain?

Pain is a complex experience influenced by emotions, thoughts, and perceptions, not just a biological process.

What If Opioids Didn't Have to Be Addictive?

New methods might allow effective pain relief without the risk of opioid addiction.

A Tale of Two Nails: What Changes Pain?

Pain is a complex experience influenced by emotions, thoughts, and perceptions, not just a biological process.

What If Opioids Didn't Have to Be Addictive?

New methods might allow effective pain relief without the risk of opioid addiction.
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The Strange Chemistry behind Millennia-Old Human Brains That Haven't Rotted

Brains decay rapidly after death but can also be preserved for thousands of years, presenting a scientific mystery.

Humans are addicted to love here's how we know DW 12/02/2024

Love activates brain systems of reward and addiction, akin to substance dependence, revealing its neurobiological complexity.

Facing Legal Threats, Colleges Back Off From Race-Based Programs

The Multicultural Summer Research Opportunities Program (MSROP) significantly impacts underrepresented students' academic journeys, providing essential skills and mentorship.

Sensitive Periods in Parenting

Sensitive periods are critical windows when the brain is most receptive to environmental inputs.
Harsh parenting in early childhood disrupts brain organization and emotional well-being.
Warm parenting in middle childhood enhances emotional regulation.

Doctors Intrigued by Treatment That Makes Dead Brains Show Signs of Life

Research indicates cellular function can be restored in a severed brain, igniting discussions on the ethical implications and potential for human brain reanimation.
#empathy

Assertive Empathy: The Key to Transformative Leadership

Combining assertiveness and empathy enhances decision-making and team dynamics, rooted in neuroscience.

The science behind the selfless act of donating a kidney to a stranger

Altruistic kidney donors exhibit exceptional generosity, often influenced by a larger amygdala that enhances empathy.
The journey to donation may involve personal challenges, especially in gaining family support.

Here are science-backed tips on how to navigate holiday arguments

People increasingly see opposing political parties as dishonest and immoral.
Effective communication strategies can help bridge political divides during discussions.
Empathy and intellectual humility are key to understanding differing viewpoints.

Assertive Empathy: The Key to Transformative Leadership

Combining assertiveness and empathy enhances decision-making and team dynamics, rooted in neuroscience.

The science behind the selfless act of donating a kidney to a stranger

Altruistic kidney donors exhibit exceptional generosity, often influenced by a larger amygdala that enhances empathy.
The journey to donation may involve personal challenges, especially in gaining family support.

Here are science-backed tips on how to navigate holiday arguments

People increasingly see opposing political parties as dishonest and immoral.
Effective communication strategies can help bridge political divides during discussions.
Empathy and intellectual humility are key to understanding differing viewpoints.
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#skill-acquisition

A Neuroscientists Taught Rats How To Drive - Then Things Got Weird

Rats can learn to drive toy cars, indicating their capacity for skill acquisition and the influence of enriched environments on brain development.

Guest column | I taught rats to drive, but they taught me to enjoy the ride

Rats can learn complex driving skills through operant conditioning, revealing insights into animal behavior and skill acquisition.

A Neuroscientists Taught Rats How To Drive - Then Things Got Weird

Rats can learn to drive toy cars, indicating their capacity for skill acquisition and the influence of enriched environments on brain development.

Guest column | I taught rats to drive, but they taught me to enjoy the ride

Rats can learn complex driving skills through operant conditioning, revealing insights into animal behavior and skill acquisition.
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Why the NIH's BRAIN Initiative Research Funding is Wilting | HackerNoon

Exploring how brain components represent external objects like balls and shoes may revolutionize the understanding of mental and neurodegenerative disorders.

Clara Pretus, neurologist: There are evil agents who are profiting by generating this nervousness'

Understanding the social mechanisms behind extremism can help combat misinformation and disinformation, especially in crisis situations.
#memory-formation

Astrocytes play a key role in memory

Astrocytes play a critical role in memory formation and storage, as demonstrated by tagging active astrocytes in fear conditioning experiments.

How stress can disrupt memory and lead to anxiety

Stress alters how memories are formed in the brain, leading to inappropriate fear responses in mice.

Astrocytes play a key role in memory

Astrocytes play a critical role in memory formation and storage, as demonstrated by tagging active astrocytes in fear conditioning experiments.

How stress can disrupt memory and lead to anxiety

Stress alters how memories are formed in the brain, leading to inappropriate fear responses in mice.
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#philosophy

The mystery at the heart of consciousness

Consciousness may not emerge solely from complex brain processes but could be a fundamental characteristic of the universe.

Your Brain on Zero

The concept of zero poses significant challenges both intellectually and developmentally, revealing deep-seated fears and cognitive complexities.

Notes for a phenomenology of heartbreak

Heartbreak reveals deeper existential truths about human experience, resisting purely scientific explanations and inviting philosophical reflection.

What Is It Like to Be Conscious?

Consciousness is primarily a first-person perspective and remains a deeply subjective experience.
There is a need to explore consciousness that values both subjective and objective perspectives.

The mystery at the heart of consciousness

Consciousness may not emerge solely from complex brain processes but could be a fundamental characteristic of the universe.

Your Brain on Zero

The concept of zero poses significant challenges both intellectually and developmentally, revealing deep-seated fears and cognitive complexities.

Notes for a phenomenology of heartbreak

Heartbreak reveals deeper existential truths about human experience, resisting purely scientific explanations and inviting philosophical reflection.

What Is It Like to Be Conscious?

Consciousness is primarily a first-person perspective and remains a deeply subjective experience.
There is a need to explore consciousness that values both subjective and objective perspectives.
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#personal-development

Upgrade Your Mental Operating System

Embracing Stage 5 thinking fosters better decision-making and promotes fulfillment by enabling individuals to break free from habitual thought patterns.

Unleash Your Greatness: The Life Coaching Revolution

Life coaching provides practical strategies for personal growth and clarity, helping clients overcome obstacles and achieve their potential.

Upgrade Your Mental Operating System

Embracing Stage 5 thinking fosters better decision-making and promotes fulfillment by enabling individuals to break free from habitual thought patterns.

Unleash Your Greatness: The Life Coaching Revolution

Life coaching provides practical strategies for personal growth and clarity, helping clients overcome obstacles and achieve their potential.
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#brain-development

Cat brains age like ours - and could help scientists to understand cognitive decline

Research on aging should consider diverse animal models like cats rather than relying solely on laboratory mice for insights into human cognitive decline.

Empathy in Teens: Unraveling the Adolescent Brain's Emotions

Teen brains show lower empathy but higher activation, suggesting compensatory mechanisms.
Cultural influences shape empathic responses in adolescents.
Understanding teen empathy development helps parents and educators support emotional growth.
Future research may lead to targeted interventions for improving social skills.

Session 1: NIMH 75th Anniversary Event 3

This conference showcases diverse research on brain development and dynamics through expert presentations from various universities.

Cat brains age like ours - and could help scientists to understand cognitive decline

Research on aging should consider diverse animal models like cats rather than relying solely on laboratory mice for insights into human cognitive decline.

Empathy in Teens: Unraveling the Adolescent Brain's Emotions

Teen brains show lower empathy but higher activation, suggesting compensatory mechanisms.
Cultural influences shape empathic responses in adolescents.
Understanding teen empathy development helps parents and educators support emotional growth.
Future research may lead to targeted interventions for improving social skills.

Session 1: NIMH 75th Anniversary Event 3

This conference showcases diverse research on brain development and dynamics through expert presentations from various universities.
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#exercise

When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow

Exercise significantly benefits nerve growth through both biochemical signals called myokines and physical impacts on neurons.

When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow

Exercise not only strengthens muscles but also significantly enhances nerve growth through biochemical and physical signals.

When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow

Exercise significantly benefits nerve growth through both biochemical signals called myokines and physical impacts on neurons.

When muscles work out, they help neurons to grow

Exercise not only strengthens muscles but also significantly enhances nerve growth through biochemical and physical signals.
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#psychology

What Harry Styles Fans Taught Me About Happiness

The quest for profound happiness is essential yet challenging for adults, as we often miss carefree, significant moments.

Can Puzzles and Games Prevent Dementia?

Cognitive training can improve specific skills but its overall benefits are complex and varied, depending on exercise types and targeted outcomes.

Improve Your Relationships by Thinking Like an Extraterrestrial

Understanding varying perspectives can resolve conflicts in relationships.
Utilizing personality traits can help in anticipating conflicts and improving understanding.

What Harry Styles Fans Taught Me About Happiness

The quest for profound happiness is essential yet challenging for adults, as we often miss carefree, significant moments.

Can Puzzles and Games Prevent Dementia?

Cognitive training can improve specific skills but its overall benefits are complex and varied, depending on exercise types and targeted outcomes.

Improve Your Relationships by Thinking Like an Extraterrestrial

Understanding varying perspectives can resolve conflicts in relationships.
Utilizing personality traits can help in anticipating conflicts and improving understanding.
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Do Brain-Training Games Actually Work? It's Complicated

Adopting healthy lifestyle changes can mitigate cognitive decline in older adults.
#research

It's like collective daydreaming': the giant study showing how dancing affects our brains

The Neurolive project merges dance and neuroscience, enabling real-time measurement of brain activity during live performances.

How a silly science prize changed my career

Eleanor Maguire initially declined the Ig Nobel Prize but later embraced it, enhancing her visibility and sparking public interest in her research.

It's like collective daydreaming': the giant study showing how dancing affects our brains

The Neurolive project merges dance and neuroscience, enabling real-time measurement of brain activity during live performances.

How a silly science prize changed my career

Eleanor Maguire initially declined the Ig Nobel Prize but later embraced it, enhancing her visibility and sparking public interest in her research.
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#genetics

The most detailed brain map ever

Fruit flies' brain mapping offers significant insights into neural networks, with broad implications for understanding human brain function.

Is it really a sin if it's hardwired in? The neurological basis for 'bad' behaviour

Human behaviors often labeled as 'sins' may stem from genetic and neurological factors rather than moral choices.

The most detailed brain map ever

Fruit flies' brain mapping offers significant insights into neural networks, with broad implications for understanding human brain function.

Is it really a sin if it's hardwired in? The neurological basis for 'bad' behaviour

Human behaviors often labeled as 'sins' may stem from genetic and neurological factors rather than moral choices.
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Scientists Teach Rats to Drive Tiny Cars, Discover That They Love Revving the Engine

Rats demonstrate emotional awareness and anticipation through driving experiments, revealing insights into animal cognition and emotional responses.

Personalized AI and the Future of Teaching and Learning

Personalized AI has immense potential to transform teaching and learning through tailored experiences and deeper understanding of the brain.

How human brains got so big: our cells learned to handle the stress that comes with size

Understanding human neurons' energy demands may pave the way for treatments of neurological disorders.

Ultimate guide to getting more sleep

Sleep is crucial for health, accounting for 32 years in a 90-year life, yet often overlooked.
#cannabis

How does cannabis get users high? Science explains.

THC mimics natural cannabinoids, altering brain functions related to pleasure, memory, and attention, resulting in the high experienced by users.

A Correct Perspective on Our Brain's "Endocannabinoid" System

The endocannabinoid system's true function is regulation of neurotransmitter systems, not primarily cannabis interaction.
Misperceptions about the endocannabinoid system could hinder understanding of synaptic transmission.

How does cannabis get users high? Science explains.

THC mimics natural cannabinoids, altering brain functions related to pleasure, memory, and attention, resulting in the high experienced by users.

A Correct Perspective on Our Brain's "Endocannabinoid" System

The endocannabinoid system's true function is regulation of neurotransmitter systems, not primarily cannabis interaction.
Misperceptions about the endocannabinoid system could hinder understanding of synaptic transmission.
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Why Do People Cry? Here's What We Know.

Crying uniquely signifies emotional expression in humans, transcending mere physiological functions of tears.

Prefrontal transthalamic uncertainty processing drives flexible switching - Nature

The mediodorsal thalamus is vital for adaptive decision-making in complex environments.
#alzheimers-disease

Should Alzheimer's be diagnosed without symptoms? Proposal to rely on blood tests roils scientists

The adoption of biomarker tests for Alzheimer's diagnosis is controversial, due to risks of misdiagnosing asymptomatic individuals.

Alzheimer's timeline shows changes start as trickle, become torrent

Alzheimer's disease has two phases, with somatostatin neurons being particularly vulnerable in the early phase.

Should Alzheimer's be diagnosed without symptoms? Proposal to rely on blood tests roils scientists

The adoption of biomarker tests for Alzheimer's diagnosis is controversial, due to risks of misdiagnosing asymptomatic individuals.

Alzheimer's timeline shows changes start as trickle, become torrent

Alzheimer's disease has two phases, with somatostatin neurons being particularly vulnerable in the early phase.
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A cellular basis for mapping behavioural structure

Neuroscience reveals how the brain encodes behavior structures to adapt flexibly in unfamiliar situations.

Chronic Pain Can Be Predicted Within Three Days of an Injury - News Center

Increased communication between brain regions and initial anxiety levels can predict chronic pain development post-injury.

The Misleading Myth of Motivation

Motivation is largely heritable and influenced by environmental factors; brain's reward system can help modify negative behaviors.

Do We Speak the Truth When We're Drunk?

Alcohol impairs judgment and can reveal true beliefs by erasing social filters.
Intoxication raises questions about authenticity in people's words and actions.

Lab-grown human brain tissue directs butterfly simulation

Researchers have created a 3D simulation of a butterfly controlled by human brain cells, blending neuroscience and technology.
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