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Research articles and news stories tagged with brain research

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 7, 2026·6 min read

Receptor Density Shapes Whole-Brain Network Dynamics

Researchers uses The Virtual Brain to show how regional acetylcholine receptor density shapes whole-brain activity and localized sleep waves.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 7, 2026·10 min read

Why Psychedelics Make Everything Feel Deeply Connected

A new study introduces "apical hypercontextualisation," explaining how psychedelics target serotonin receptors on layer V pyramidal neurons to shift brain processing from raw sensory input toward associative context.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·August 7, 2026·8 min read

Exercise Shields Dopamine Neurons in Parkinson’s

A new study shows how exercise releases muscle-derived "exerkines" that protect dopamine neurons and counter sarcopenia in Parkinson's disease.

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Featured Neuroscience

·August 8, 2026·11 min read

Prefrontal Cortex Can Block Creative Problem-Solving

The medial prefrontal cortex can block creative problem-solving by enforcing default habits, and silencing it accelerates strategy shifts.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·August 10, 2026·8 min read

Dog Brains Differentiate Human Anger, Fear, and Sadness

Happy human faces activate the canine reward system, while dog brains generate distinct activity patterns to differentiate between human anger, fear, and sadness.

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Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·August 10, 2026·9 min read

Eye Tracking Reveals Where Human Reading and AI Processing Diverge

A new study compares human eye-tracking to 400+ LLMs, revealing where AI fails to explain human rereading and text integration.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·August 10, 2026·7 min read

Regenerative Astrocytes Repair Brain Damage

A new study study shows specialized astrocytes repair brain damage by sending cell nuclei through long cellular extensions to rebuild glial networks.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·September 15, 2026·7 min read

Immune Protein Protects Brain Against Depression and PTSD After TBI

Naturally occurring anti-NMDAR1 IgM antibodies protect against depression and PTSD after traumatic brain injury by shielding extrasynaptic receptors.

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Featured Neuroscience

·September 18, 2026·6 min read

Microscopy and AI Decipher Fruit Fly Neural Architecture

Scientists complete the full central nervous system connectome of an adult fruit fly, mapping 166,000+ neurons from sensation to movement.

3D scientific visualization of a dopamine synapse in the striatum showing neurotransmitter release, vesicle membrane fusion, and D2 receptor complexes. Caption reads "New Molecular Clues Behind Dopamine Dysfunction and ADHD."

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·September 18, 2026·5 min read

Disruption of Striatal D2 Receptor Neurons Drives ADHD and Impulsivity

Deleting the NSF protein in striatal dopamine neurons causes ADHD-like symptoms in mice that respond to combination drug therapy.

This shows a brain surrounded by food, with the caption "The Neuroscience Behind Pregnancy Food Cravings".

Featured Neuroscience

·September 18, 2026·5 min read

Brain Circuit Behind Pregnancy Food Cravings Discovered

Scientists discover a serotonin-reward circuit modulated by the SK3 potassium channel that drives intense food cravings during pregnancy.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·September 19, 2026·6 min read

Imaging Index Links Blood Flow to Cellular Architecture

Scientists introduce CCSI, a 7T MRI index linking laminar blood flow to cortical cell density, energy metabolism, and cognitive brain function.

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