Recent research found that movie preferences are linked to brain activity, with action and comedy fans showing increased emotional and reward responses, while crime/thriller and documentary fans exhibit reduced activity. This suggests that emotional processing influences genre enjoyment.
The psychedelic DOI reduces anxiety by activating specific interneurons in the ventral hippocampus without causing hallucinations, according to new research, suggesting potential for targeted anxiety treatments .
Researchers have developed ultra-flexible brain probes that can precisely record neural activity without causing tissue damage. This breakthrough technology could lead to improved treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders by enabling long-term, high-quality brain monitoring.
Patients with OCD have significantly smaller pineal glands compared to healthy individuals, suggesting a potential link between pineal gland size, circadian regulation, and OCD. This may open new avenues for understanding and treating the disorder.
A recent study found that four weeks of bright light therapy significantly increased the volume of the left hippocampal dentate gyrus in patients with mood disorders, correlating with improved mood and reduced depressive symptoms
Neurons in the hippocampus, known as "concept cells," respond to both specific nouns and pronouns that refer to those nouns, suggesting these cells help link and update concepts during language comprehension.
Researchers developed an 8-channel neural stimulation chip with 98% power efficiency and advanced charge-balancing, delivering safer, more efficient neural modulation. It successfully stimulated nerves in animal tests, offering potential improvements in treating neurological conditions and brain-machine interfaces.
Higher cortisol levels in new mothers are associated with reduced brain activity when hearing their babies cry and more intrusive caregiving behaviors, highlighting potential links between stress and parenting responses during the postpartum period.
Scientists found that the molecule KIBRA helps stabilize memory by binding to PKMζ, an enzyme that strengthens brain connections, allowing memories to last for years despite the constant turnover of proteins in the brain.
A recent study identified a brain circuit linked to PTSD in veterans and showed that reducing connectivity via transcranial magnetic stimulation correlated with PTSD symptom improvement.
Bat neurons track the location and identity of human experimenters, revealing how human presence during animal experiments may unintentionally shape brain activity.
Left amygdala connections to brain networks regulating attention and social behavior are linked to children’s withdrawal, depression, and social problems, revealing distinct brain circuits for these internalizing behaviors.
New research published in Autism Research provides new evidence that the neurons responsible for communication in the brain are structured differently in children with autism.
Left-handed musicians and non-musicians appear to develop atypical brain patterns for language through different pathways, with musicians showing enhanced interhemispheric connections and non-musicians having reduced intrahemispheric connectivity in language-related brain areas.
A study has found that both pro- and anti-immigration groups exhibit similar biases, favoring belief-consistent and in-group messages. Brain scans revealed neural patterns associated with reward processing, error detection, and social reasoning that appear to drive this motivated reasoning.