Summary: Visual scanpaths during memory retrieval tasks were associated with the quality of the memory. Researchers say the replay of a sequence of eye movements helps boost memory reconstruction.

Source: The […]

Summary: A new mathematical model has the potential to accurately distinguish a misunderstanding from false information and lies.

Source: The Conversation

Understanding the human mind and behavior lies at […]

Summary: A newly developed, self-powered smart implant is able to monitor spinal fusion healing.

Source: University of Pittsburgh

Spinal fusion—fusing two vertebrae together—can treat a wide variety of spi […]

Summary: New software can perform computerized image editing using only input from electrical activity in the human brain.

Source: University of Copenhagen

Soon, we won’t need to use the Help function. T […]

Summary: Older adults who received at least one flu vaccination were 40% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease over the course of a four-year follow-up than their peers who did not receive a […]

Summary: Emotional regulation was linked to theta wave activity in the frontal cortex of the brain.

Source: University of Montreal

Without realizing it, we all rely on emotional regulation many times a day. […]

Summary: Black women in the US are twice as likely to be coerced into procedures during perinatal and birth, and to undergo them without explicit consent compared to white women.

Source: University of British […]

Summary: Data collected from a tetraplegic man learning a BCI to play Simon showed the brain replays the learned information during sleep.

Source: Mass General

Why do we sleep? Scientists have debated this […]

Summary: Impostor syndrome, or a fear that a person’s abilities will be exposed as a “deception”, can appear regardless of age, gender, or level of intelligence.

Source: Martin Luther University

People who […]

Summary: Out of 341 known biological pathways, 91% are linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

Source: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Nearly 6 million older adults have Alzheimer’s disease in the United […]

Summary: Babies who experience severe brain bleeds during their first year of life are more likely to have long-term visual problems, a new study reports.

Source: University of Bristol

Severe “brain bleeds” […]

Summary: Researchers argue those with dyslexia are specialized to explore the unknown. This explorative bias has an evolutionary basis that plays a crucial role in human survival.

Source: University of […]

Summary: Study reveals brain wave activity in the medial prefrontal cortex and amygdala associated with social behavior in mice.

Source: Tohoku University

Researchers at Tohoku University and the University […]

Summary: The female hormone estradiol helps suppress itch associated with psoriasis. The findings shed light on why men are more prone to psoriasis and offers hope for new targeted treatment for itch […]

Summary: Study reports girls and boys show similar rates of concern for ASD and identifies several biases contributing to the inflated sex ratio for autism diagnosis. The findings could help with the early […]

Summary: Vacations may not just be an opportunity for recreation, they may also provide mental and overall health benefits.

Source: Edith Cowen University

Many of us will have likely heard of music therapy […]

Summary: The genetic background around APOE region can modify the Alzheimer’s disease-associated APOE4 risk effects.

Source: Boston University

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative d […]

Summary: Regulatory T cells interact with skin cells using glucocorticoid hormones to generate new hair follicles and promote hair growth. The findings could have positive implications for the development of new […]

Summary: A new study reports infertility in women and miscarriage elevate the risks for both fatal and non-fatal stroke in later life.

Source: BMJ

Infertility and pregnancy loss are associated with an […]

Summary: Researchers identified three different MINAR2 genetic mutations that were responsible for deafness in 13 people from four different families.

Source: University of Miami

Researchers at the John T. […]