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·March 3, 2026·6 min read

Why Our Bodies Synchronize During Social Interaction

A new review reveals that our hearts and bodies literally "align" during social interactions, providing a biological foundation for empathy, teamwork, and trust.

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·February 12, 2026·6 min read

Boredom is More Distracting Than Background Noise During Learning

Forget the "quiet study room," new research suggests that your level of interest is the real secret to focus. By tracking brain waves and physical stress markers, the study found that an engaged mind can ignore loud construction noise, while a bored mind wanders regardless of how quiet the environment is.

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·April 29, 2025·2 min read

Sexism Disrupts Team Performance by Altering Emotional Synchrony

A new study reveals that sexist behavior in teams shifts emotional synchrony from boosting performance to merely fostering social bonding. Researchers found that women exposed to subtle sexist comments showed heightened emotional alignment, but this no longer translated into better collaboration or outcomes.

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·September 23, 2024·4 min read

Gut Microbiome Disruption Linked to Aggression

Disruptions in the gut microbiome, especially due to early-life antibiotic use, lead to increased aggression in mice. Researchers transplanted microbiomes from infants exposed to antibiotics into mice and found a clear connection between altered gut bacteria and aggressive behavior.

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·February 12, 2024·4 min read

New Insights Into Gut Microbiome’s Link to Autism

Researchers discovered significant differences in the gut microbiome of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) compared to neurotypical individuals, suggesting a potential link between gut bacteria and ASD. The study found an increase in alpha diversity and a higher abundance of Bacteriodetes and Bacteroides in those with ASD, challenging existing health paradigms.

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·January 12, 2024·3 min read

Outsmarting AI: Brain’s Wide, Shallow Learning Redefines Efficiency

Recent research contrasts the learning mechanisms of the human brain with those of deep learning in AI. Despite having fewer layers and slower, noisier dynamics, the brain can perform complex classification tasks as effectively as AI with hundreds of layers.

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·November 6, 2023·3 min read

Dendrites, Not Just Soma, Drive Brain Computation

Researchers challenge a 75-year-old neuroscience hypothesis, suggesting dendrites play a crucial role in brain computation, not just the neuronal soma. Experiments conducted under non-physiological conditions revealed that neuron features like firing frequency and stimulation threshold are controlled by dendrites.

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·June 26, 2023·6 min read

Six Degrees of Connection: A Mathematical Take on Social Ties

Scientists used mathematics to explain the social phenomenon of six degrees of separation. Their work suggests that the balance between the cost and benefit of maintaining social connections shapes the global human social network.

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·February 6, 2023·5 min read

Promising Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease

Using theranostics to pinpoint and treat the earliest, preclinical symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, researchers say their new method shows promise in stopping the progression of Alzheimer's pathologies before the onset of irreversible neural damage.

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·January 30, 2023·2 min read

Is Brain Learning Weaker Than Artificial Intelligence?

Artificial neural networks based on human brain dynamics can outperform current deep learning models in learning capabilities.

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·September 29, 2022·3 min read

Unreliable Neurons Improve Brain Functionalities

Neural silencing periods are not a disadvantage representing biological limitations, but rather an advantage for temporal sequencing identification.

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·August 11, 2022·8 min read

A New Theory in Physics Claims to Solve the Mystery of Consciousness

Consciousness can not simply be reduced to neural activity alone, researchers say. A novel study reports the dynamics of consciousness may be understood by a newly developed conceptual and mathematical framework.