FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 14, 2021·4 min readMIND and Mediterranean Diets Associated With Later Onset of Parkinson’s DiseaseClose adherence to the MIND and Mediterranean diets delayed the onset of Parkinson's disease by up to 17.4 years in women, and 8.4 years in men.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 12, 2021·5 min readRotten Egg Gas Could Guard Against Alzheimer’s DiseaseHydrogen sulfide, a gas that smells like rotten eggs, appears to help protect brain cells against Alzheimer's disease in mouse models.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 12, 2021·3 min readMothers, but Not Fathers, With Multiple Children Report More Fragmented SleepMothers with more than one child reported more sleep disruptions that mothers with just one child. The number of children did not impact the quality, or quantity, of sleep for fathers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 12, 2021·4 min readGut Microbes May Antagonize or Assist in AnorexiaPromoting and maintaining a better gut microbial balance may help to protect against symptoms of anorexia in those with the eating disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·January 12, 2021·3 min readSARS_CoV_2 Can Infect Neurons and Damage Brain TissueSARS_CoV_2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, can directly enter the nervous system. The virus can infect the brain, causing alterations in blood vessels and directly disrupt oxygen supply to the organ.Read More
AutismFeaturedPsychology·January 12, 2021·4 min readCats May Help Increase Empathy and Decrease Anxiety for Kids With AutismCats may help increase empathy while reducing symptoms of separation anxiety in children with autism, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 11, 2021·7 min readMindfulness Can Improve Mental Health and Wellbeing, but It’s Unlikely to Work for EveryoneIn most community settings, compared with doing nothing, mindfulness reduced stress, anxiety, depression, and increased wellbeing. However, in some cases, mindfulness may be no better than other practices to reduce anxiety and depression.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 11, 2021·1 min readA Workflow Algorithm to Predict PsychosisStudy shows a combination of human and artificial intelligence optimizes the prediction of mental health problems, including psychosis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 11, 2021·6 min readBrain Circuit That Encodes Timing of Events IdentifiedPyramidal cells in the CA2 region of the hippocampus are responsible for storing critical timing information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 11, 2021·4 min readWe Wouldn’t Be Able to Control Super Intelligent MachinesUsing theoretical calculations, computer scientists show it would be fundamentally impossible for humans to control a super-intelligent AI.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 11, 2021·6 min readZombie Movies Prepared You for the PandemicZombie movies and dystopian entertainment may have helped people prepare for the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 11, 2021·5 min readRobot Displays a Glimmer of Empathy to a Partner RobotResearchers have created a robot that can learn to visually predict how its partner will behave. This could help robots get along with other robots and humans more intuitively.Read More