Summary: Blocking M2Rs muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the lateral habenula with an experimental drug increased cocaine-seeking behaviors in rat models of impulsive behaviors.

Source: NIH

Researchers […]

Summary: Incorporating a high-protein eating plan while dieting leads to healthier overall eating choices and helps reduce the loss of lean body mass. Reduced loss of lean body fat is associated with weight […]

Summary: Intermittent fasting alters the gut bacteria in mice, facilitating an increased ability for damaged nerves to recover.

Source: Imperial College London

Intermittent fasting changes the gut bacteria […]

Summary: The liver appears to play a significant role in regulating feeding behaviors in mice.

Source: Yale

A new Yale study has found that the liver plays a major role in regulating feeding behavior in […]

Summary: Researchers have developed a virtual robotic arm that can be controlled by a person’s feet in a virtual environment to provide an “extra” limb. After training, users reported feeling the virtual limb […]

Summary: People have a tendency to form friendships with others who have a similar natural body odor, a new study reports. Using an electronic eNose to “smell” body odor, researchers were able to predict the […]

Summary: Alterations in the nascent transcription of introns may indicate risk factors for, and the progression of Parkinson’s disease.

Source: Murdoch University

Findings of a new Parkinson’s disease study […]

Summary: Administering oxytocin to influential members of a social network helped increase overall group cooperation.

Source: SfN

Administering oxytocin to the central members of a social network spreads […]

Summary: Findings reveal the molecular mechanism for acetylcholine in learning and memory.

Source: Fujita Health University

Patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have lower levels of the neuromodulator […]

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” […]