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·April 29, 2021·3 min read

Partially Sighted May Be At Higher Risk of Dementia

Older adults with visual impairments are 1.3 times more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment, often considered a precursor to Alzheimer's disease, than those with no significant vision loss.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·July 16, 2019·3 min read

Non-binary link to autism

Non-binary and transgender people have a higher risk of autism, a new study reports. The risk is significantly higher for those who were assigned the female gender at birth.

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·May 27, 2018·3 min read

How Other People Affect Our Interpersonal Space

Researchers report the size of our interpersonal space changes in relation to the tone and content of other people's conversations.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 29, 2022·3 min read

A Stable Gut Helps Elite Athletes Perform Better

Short-term high-protein diets were associated with gut microbial instability that appears to hinder elite athletes' performances.

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·June 15, 2019·3 min read

Pregnant women increase peripersonal space to ‘keep dangers at arm’s length’

During the third trimester of pregnancy, a woman's concept of personal space expands. Researchers believe the alteration in peripersonal space isn't just connected to alterations in the body map, but also as a mechanism to protect the vulnerable abdomen from injury.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·October 8, 2021·3 min read

Autistic Children Struggle With Hidden Emotions

Autistic children often misjudge the feelings of others because they do not use contextual cues to identify underlying emotions.

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·October 13, 2023·6 min read

Pregnancy and Body Image Perception

A novel meta-analysis, encapsulating insights from 5,200 pregnant and 4,172 non-pregnant women, uncovers the multifaceted impacts of pregnancy on body image, revealing nuanced individual variations that range from heightened body positivity to intensified dissatisfaction. While average body image dissatisfaction levels paralleled those in the general female populace, individual experiences deviated notably, intertwining with a complex tapestry of personal, psychological, and societal factors.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·July 17, 2025·5 min read

Music Shows Promise in Easing Distress in Dementia

A new study highlights how music therapy can help ease severe distress in dementia patients on hospital wards. The MELODIC approach embeds a music therapist to deliver sessions and create personalized musical care plans for patients.

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·May 9, 2025·5 min read

Using Music to Detect Concussion in Kids

A new music therapy-based tool called MuSICCA may transform how healthcare teams assess consciousness in children with severe brain injuries. Developed to address the lack of reliable diagnostic methods for children aged 2 to 18, MuSICCA uses tailored live music performed by a therapist to evoke and record patient responses.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·February 27, 2024·3 min read

Prevalence of Female Psychopaths: More Common than Believed

Researchers provide novel insights into female psychopathy, challenging the conventional 6:1 male-to-female psychopath ratio with new evidence suggesting a closer 1.2:1 ratio. The research indicates that societal gender biases have obscured the true nature and prevalence of female psychopaths, who often employ manipulation and seduction rather than violence to achieve their goals.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 14, 2020·3 min read

Coffee linked to lower body fat in women

Women aged between 20-44 who drank two to three cups of coffee a day had 3.4% lower adiposity than those who did not consume coffee. Older women who drank four cups per day had an adiposity level 4.1% lower. Overall, total body fat percentage was 2.8% lower in women of all ages who drank two to three cups of coffee a day.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 27, 2023·3 min read

A Dream Collaboration for Neuroscientists and Artists

A new immersive art experience from artists with depersonalization symptoms explores how people experience life from different perspectives, both while awake and while dreaming.

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