Summary: A new study reports human brain size decreased in size approximately 3,000 years ago, and the brain shrinkage parallels the expansion of collective intelligence in human societies.

Source: […]

Summary: Mirtazapine, an antidepressant commonly prescribed to treat dementia-associated agitation, is no more effective than a placebo and may increase mortality risks, researchers report.

Source: University […]

Summary: Studying rats in a virtual reality maze, researchers discover certain hippocampal neurons play a vital role in a specific mechanism of navigation.

Source: UCLA

Scientists have long understood that […]

Summary: A new study reveals how adipocytes, or fat cells, play a role in cognitive decline and increased neurodegeneration risks. Using genetically modified mouse models, researchers found oxidative stress […]

Summary: Age-related declines in bilateral movement coordination are linked to differences in alpha and beta neural activity, a new study reports.

Source: HSE University

A team of researchers from Max […]

Summary: Eye-tracking reveals the brain pays more attention to conventional metaphors than it does to similar alternatives.

Source: Princeton

As busy people, we juggle many tasks, keep many balls in the […]

Summary: The dorsomedial prefrontal cortex plays a critical role in mapping out personal actions and outcomes as well as responding to the actions of others.

Source: Mass General

Meaningful social […]

Summary: Wireless neural recordings of freely interacting bats provides new insight into how the brain processes group communication.

Source: UC Berkeley

Whether chatting with friends at a dinner party or […]

Summary: The old adage that practice makes perfect may very well be true, according to neuroscientists. Researchers found when a male zebra finch is in the presence of an attractive female and delivers its […]

Summary: The vascular barrier in the choroid plexus locks down access to the brain in response to gut inflammation that causes IBD. The dysregulated activity of the gut-brain vascular axis appears to protect the […]

Summary: People with higher levels of anxiety have altered perceptions of their breathing compared to those with lower levels of anxiety. The altered perception of respiration can lead to an increase in feelings […]

Summary: Fluoxetine, the antidepressant commonly known as Prozac, may be beneficial for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration. Researchers found Prozac significantly slowed the rate at which people […]

Summary: In order to better understand the role that knowledge serves in human intelligence, it is essential to look beyond the individual and focus studies on the community overall, researchers say.

Source: […]

Summary: Motivated older people have better outcomes when it comes to general health, researchers say.

Source: Gerontological Society of America

“Motivation is the royal road to understanding healthy a […]

Summary: Post-genomic analysis of the regulation of synapses in a rodent hippocampus sheds new light on the interaction of proteins and lipids within the synaptic membrane.

Source: University of […]

Summary: Glial cells coordinate immune responses in the gut following infection. Researchers report glial cells could be targets for therapeutics to treat inflammatory bowel disorders.

Source: Francis Crick […]

Summary: Genetic risk for mental health disorders is associated with brain structure and the occurrence of psychosis-like experiences in children between 9 and 10 years of age.

Source: WUSTL

So much has […]

Summary: When dysfunctional, somatostatin interneurons drive brain activity and provoke seizures.

Source: University of Virginia

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have uncovered h […]

Summary: Researchers created a form of artificial vision for a blind woman with the aid of a brain implant position in the visual cortex. The results pave the way for the creation of visual brain prosthetics to […]