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·August 4, 2026·8 min read

3D Human Brain Tissue Model Replicates Alzheimer’s Pathology

Researchers developed a 3D human brain tissue model incorporating neurons, astrocytes, and microglia that replicates Alzheimer's plaque clearance, paving the way for automated high-throughput drug testing.

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·July 14, 2026·10 min read

Brain Scans Reveal a Network Origin Point for Schizophrenia

The research reveals widespread synaptic loss across frontal, temporal, and emotional hubs, heavily favoring the brain's left hemisphere, independent of macro-structural MRI volume changes.

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·July 10, 2026·11 min read

Study Shatters Assumptions About Brain Connectome Dynamics

A new study utilizes concurrent EEG-fMRI tracking to prove that the human connectome coordinates multiple separate, asynchronous streams of information processing in parallel.

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·July 7, 2026·13 min read

Causal Network Mapping Isolates Core Brain Circuits of OCD

By tracing 40 cases of lesional OCD against the human connectome, the team isolated four core hubs, the orbitofrontal cortex and basal ganglia bilaterally, providing a highly accurate network target for precision rTMS therapy.

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·July 7, 2026·12 min read

17 New Language Processing Regions in the Brain

A new study uses fMRI data from over 700 people to identify 17 new language-processing regions outside the brain's core canonical network.

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·June 25, 2026·10 min read

New Brain Map Reveals Deep Roots of Vertebrate Intelligence

A spatial single-cell brain atlas of the jawless lamprey reveals that the common ancestor of all vertebrates possessed a highly complex molecular brain architecture 450 million years ago, showcasing ancestral "moonlighting" neurons that eventually specialized following ancient whole-genome duplications.

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·June 23, 2026·8 min read

Awake Brain Probes Map Spontaneous vs. Fake Laughter

A new study analyzing awake brain stimulation data reveals that human laughter is driven by two separate networks: an ancient, emotional "spontaneous" circuit and a motor-driven "volitional" circuit that evolved alongside speech to regulate complex social conversations.

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·June 9, 2026·15 min read

Bipolar Disorder Linked to Less Efficient Brain Wiring Networks

A new study has mapped widespread differences in the white matter communication networks of individuals with bipolar disorder.

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·June 8, 2026·16 min read

Complete Drosophila Nervous System Mapped

A new study has unveiled the first complete, synapse-level wiring diagram, or connectome, of an adult fruit fly’s central nervous system.

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·June 2, 2026·12 min read

Charting 54,583 Connectomes to Detect Brain Disease

The global framework validates the "last in, first out" theory of brain aging while revealing that individuals sharing the same clinical diagnosis exhibit completely unique microstructural deviations.

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·June 1, 2026·11 min read

Neuropixels Opto Probe Rewrites Brain Data

A new study introduces Neuropixels Opto, an ultra-thin silicon probe narrower than a human hair capable of simultaneously monitoring and manipulating hundreds of individual neurons deep within the brain.