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·March 28, 2024·7 min read

Aging Brain Cells Have Prolonged Death Process

Mature oligodendrocytes, crucial for brain function and myelin production, have an unusually prolonged death process after damage, surviving up to 45 days post-trauma, a stark contrast to the rapid demise of their younger counterparts within 24 hours. This study illuminates a previously unknown pathway of cell longevity, suggesting a potential shift in strategies for treating aging-related damage and neurodegenerative diseases like multiple sclerosis.

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·January 19, 2022·3 min read

When People “Click” They Respond Faster to Each Other

The more connected people feel toward each other, the quicker they are to respond to one another in a conversation.

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·December 13, 2021·4 min read

Your Perception of Self Becomes Blurrier Over Time

Self-perception becomes blurrier over time, the further away you get from the present, researchers report.

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·September 28, 2024·5 min read

Serotonin Levels Rise With Reward Anticipation

Serotonin, known as the "happiness molecule," increases in anticipation of a reward and scales with the value of that reward. Using a biosensor called GRAB-serotonin, researchers measured serotonin in real time in mice as they received treats.

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·November 1, 2021·4 min read

Recognizing Familiar Faces Relies on a Neural Code Shared Across Brains

Researchers report that within the visual processing areas, information about a personally familiar or visually familiar face is shared across the brains of those with the same friends or acquaintances. Additionally, shared information about personally familiar faces extends to areas of the brain implicated in social processing, suggesting there is shared social information across the brain.

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·September 30, 2021·5 min read

Fractal Brain Networks Support Complex Thought

When people engage in complex thoughts, their brain networks organize into fractal-like patterns.

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·February 24, 2026·9 min read

Beyond Fear: Amygdala is the Brain’s Strategic Mediator

It’s time to retire the "fear center" label. Scientists discover that the amygdala is actually a strategic arbiter that helps the brain navigate complex choices.

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·March 13, 2026·10 min read

How Others’ Opinions Sculpt Your Physical Pain

A new study reveals how social "suggestions" act as a volume knob for pain, creating feedback loops that make negative experiences persist.

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·June 25, 2018·5 min read

Inability to Recognize Faces Linked to Broader Visual Recognition Problems

Researchers report developmental prosopagnosia, or face blindness, occurs as the results of neurobiological problems that broadly affect visual recognition.

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·May 16, 2018·4 min read

Our Brains Are Obsessed with Being Social

Researchers report the temporoparietal junction and medial prefrontal cortex experience increased connectivity during rest following encoding new social information.