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The popular theory that highly sensitive people detect more sensory information than others just ran into a laboratory that found no evidence it is true

The popular theory that highly sensitive people detect more sensory information than others just ran into a laboratory that found no evidence it is true

Jul 22 · 8 min read · Journal of Research in Personality

Researchers scanned 110 women before and after pregnancy and found that a second pregnancy completely rewires different brain networks than the first one did

Researchers scanned 110 women before and after pregnancy and found that a second pregnancy completely rewires different brain networks than the first one did

Jul 12 · 9 min read · Nature

For the first time, neuroscientists have mapped which individual brain cells encode word meaning, which handle grammar, and which track how sentences build, and an AI can read all three

For the first time, neuroscientists have mapped which individual brain cells encode word meaning, which handle grammar, and which track how sentences build, and an AI can read all three

Jul 6 · 7 min read · Nature

A new study proves for the first time that a common viral infection can trigger the brain damage that causes Parkinson’s, and the destruction continues long after the virus is gone

Medical Research & Innovations

A new study proves for the first time that a common viral infection can trigger the brain damage that causes Parkinson’s, and the destruction continues long after the virus is gone

Jun 30 · 7 min read · Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health

Scientists gave people psilocybin in two different rooms and scanned their brains a week later. The rooms produced measurably different brains

Scientists gave people psilocybin in two different rooms and scanned their brains a week later. The rooms produced measurably different brains

Jul 16 · 9 min read · Nature

A decade of research claimed psychedelics increase brain entropy. A new study tested every major version of that claim and found most of them don’t hold up

A decade of research claimed psychedelics increase brain entropy. A new study tested every major version of that claim and found most of them don’t hold up

Jul 11 · 8 min read · Nature

A new theory published in Nature Human Behaviour says phones are not damaging your ability to focus. They are changing whether your brain thinks focusing is worth it

A new theory published in Nature Human Behaviour says phones are not damaging your ability to focus. They are changing whether your brain thinks focusing is worth it

Jul 3 · 8 min read · Nature

The brain does not wait for sensory information to reach the frontal cortex before making a decision. New recordings show it starts far earlier, and no existing model predicted this

The brain does not wait for sensory information to reach the frontal cortex before making a decision. New recordings show it starts far earlier, and no existing model predicted this

Jul 14 · 9 min read · PNAS

Researchers scanned 47,000 brains and found that the most overlooked structure in neuroscience may be the strongest protection against cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s

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Researchers scanned 47,000 brains and found that the most overlooked structure in neuroscience may be the strongest protection against cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s

Jul 8 · 8 min read · Nature Neuroscience

A study of more than 2,000 older adults found that those with the least vitamin C in their blood had measurably less gray matter and weaker connections in the brain network tied to memory and attention

A study of more than 2,000 older adults found that those with the least vitamin C in their blood had measurably less gray matter and weaker connections in the brain network tied to memory and attention

Jul 2 · 7 min read · PLOS One

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