A neuroimaging and genetic investigation led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, reveals precisely how psilocybin restructures neural connectivity in living brains. Publishing ...

Angelman syndrome triggers a false cellular stress alarm via asparagine synthetase, halting brain growth and protein synthesis.

A study led by the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences reveals that peripheral immune cells infiltrating the hippocampus during acute sepsis take up permanent residence, driving long-term ...

A study of 1,563 people reveals that reading a character's private remorse fosters empathy that helps readers forgive ...

Women with PMOS (formerly PCOS) face higher risks for Alzheimer's and dementia, driven largely by insulin resistance and obesity.

Researchers discover microglia tear down brain scaffolding during heavy drinking, driving alcohol sedation and frontal brain damage.

A new study links frequent daytime naps to a 48% higher risk of dementia, highlighting daytime sleep as an early warning sign ...

A 35-year study shows cannabis use links to fragmented, poor sleep measured by monitors, even though users believe they slept well.

A multicenter study of nearly 3,000 individuals published in Science Advances reveals that machine-learning models can infer a person’s biological age and brain health from vocal patterns. This newly ...

Summary: Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism through which the adult mammalian brain repairs itself following focal injuries or autoimmune damage. Using two-photon microscopy and ...

Summary: A new study evaluated whether large language models (LLMs) can accurately account for human reading dynamics. The team compared eye-tracking data from 368 adult readers against predictions ...

Summary: Researchers discovered an unexpected role for the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a region traditionally viewed as the executive driver of behavioral flexibility. The team demonstrated that ...