Latest

brain research

Research articles and news stories tagged with brain research

This shows a man and woman. The woman is surrounded by swirls, implying the release of scent. The man's head has a lit up area of the brain.

·July 28, 2025·6 min read

Women’s Scent During Ovulation Alters Male Stress and Attraction

Certain scent compounds in female body odor, which increase during ovulation, can subtly influence male perception and stress levels. When these compounds were added to model armpit odors, men found the scents more pleasant and rated images of women as more attractive and feminine.

This shows two people sleeping. One has a clock in the background, the other has a brain and other organs in the background, implying poor sleep may harm health.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 28, 2025·5 min read

Irregular Sleep Linked to 172 Diseases

In the largest study of its kind, researchers linked irregular sleep patterns to elevated risk for 172 diseases. Using objective sleep data from actigraphy devices worn by over 88,000 people for nearly seven years, the study found that erratic bedtimes and poor circadian stability were among the most damaging traits.

This shows the biological route from the gut to the brain.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 27, 2025·7 min read

Your Gut May Be the Key to Chronic Fatigue, Long COVID

A groundbreaking study using AI has revealed how ME/CFS disrupts critical connections between the immune system, gut microbiome, and metabolism. The new platform, BioMapAI, achieved 90% accuracy in identifying ME/CFS patients based on stool, blood, and symptom data—offering long-overdue validation for millions living with this debilitating illness.

This illustrates how astrocytes assist in GABA neurotransmission.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 26, 2025·7 min read

How Astrocytes Keep Neural Teams in Sync

Astrocytes, long overshadowed by neurons, are proving vital to how the brain processes information. A new study shows that astrocytes use a protein called Gat3 to manage ambient GABA levels, helping neurons work together to encode visual input.

This shows the outline of a head and brain. There are children running in the background.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 26, 2025·3 min read

Childhood Trauma May Rewire Brain for Lifelong Aggression

Aggression isn’t just a behavioral issue—it has deep neurobiological roots, especially when shaped by early-life trauma. New research is investigating how childhood adversity rewires brain circuits that control emotion, memory, and attention, increasing the risk of impulsive and pathological aggression.

This shows a brain with the amygdala and hippocampus glowing red.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 26, 2025·6 min read

How the Brain Reactivates Emotional Experiences

A new study using direct recordings from human brains reveals how the amygdala and hippocampus coordinate to form and retrieve emotional memories. During aversive memory encoding, high-frequency gamma activity in the amygdala shapes hippocampal responses, which are later reactivated in the hippocampus—but not the amygdala—during memory recall.

This shows a developing brain and neurons branching out.

Autism Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·July 25, 2025·5 min read

Could Mental Illness Begin Before You’re Born?

A groundbreaking study has revealed that genes linked to mental and neurodegenerative disorders, such as autism, depression, and Parkinson’s, begin influencing brain development during the earliest fetal stages. These genes are already active in neural stem cells—the progenitors that form the brain—long before symptoms arise.

This shows an older man with a cane walking in a colorful hill system, emphasizing he is looking for his life's meaning.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 25, 2025·6 min read

Discovering Life’s Meaning Through Emotion and Exploration

A new philosophical theory proposes that the meaning of life isn’t something static, but something we feel out as we move through life with different emotional stances. Dubbed the "Geographic Model of Meaning in Life," this concept likens our search for meaning to a blind person probing space with a cane—meaning emerges through that very exploration.

Featured Neuroscience Pain Psychology

·July 25, 2025·5 min read

Old Injuries Rewire the Brain to Feel Fear and Pain Forever

A new study reveals that even after healing, injuries can leave behind a hypersensitive nervous system that overreacts to future stress. Mice previously injured showed intense fear and renewed pain when exposed to a predator scent, despite no new harm.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·July 25, 2025·3 min read

Microglia May Hold Key to Slowing Alzheimer’s Progression

Alzheimer’s disease is marked by toxic amyloid-beta protein clumps, but some people seem naturally protected. A new study reveals that a receptor called ADGRG1 enables immune cells called microglia to effectively clear these harmful plaques.

This shows electrical outlets that look like faces.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·July 25, 2025·3 min read

Face-Like Objects Hijack Our Attention More Than Real Gazes

Seeing faces in objects—known as face pareidolia—triggers a powerful attentional response, according to a new study. Researchers compared how people react to real averted gazes versus imagined gazes from face-like objects and found both draw attention, but through different mechanisms.

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·July 25, 2025·6 min read

Brain Decodes Visual Memories by Timing, Not Just Firing Neurons

A new study has uncovered how the brain efficiently encodes and recalls visual memories—by organizing them into categories and using the precise timing of neuronal activity.

1 … 52 53 54 55 56 … 1,272

brain research

Women’s Scent During Ovulation Alters Male Stress and Attraction

Irregular Sleep Linked to 172 Diseases

Your Gut May Be the Key to Chronic Fatigue, Long COVID

How Astrocytes Keep Neural Teams in Sync

Childhood Trauma May Rewire Brain for Lifelong Aggression

How the Brain Reactivates Emotional Experiences

Could Mental Illness Begin Before You’re Born?

Discovering Life’s Meaning Through Emotion and Exploration

Old Injuries Rewire the Brain to Feel Fear and Pain Forever

Microglia May Hold Key to Slowing Alzheimer’s Progression

Face-Like Objects Hijack Our Attention More Than Real Gazes

Brain Decodes Visual Memories by Timing, Not Just Firing Neurons

Designing Implants that Don’t Scar the Brain

High-Dose Folic Acid Slashes Birth Defect Risks

Stressed Out? Diverse Gut Bacteria Might Be to Blame

Why Men and Women Process Mental Risk Differently

Subscribe