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·March 23, 2021·5 min read

‘Zombie’ Genes? Some Genes Come to Life in the Brain After Death

In the hours after death, some cells in the human brain not only remain active, they grow in size.

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·December 21, 2016·5 min read

Addictive Cravings Still Detectable After Death

Researchers report addictive cravings can be detected in the brain after death.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 3, 2025·5 min read

AI Is Changing the Way Humans Grieve, Remember, and Face Death

Generative artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping how humans process grief, remembrance, and mortality. Digital reconstructions of the deceased may offer comfort, but they also risk blurring the natural boundary between presence and absence.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·December 18, 2018·4 min read

Are Near Death Experiences Hallucinations?

Researchers consider the neurobiology of near death experiences.

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Featured Neuroscience

·February 8, 2021·3 min read

Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Death Risk

A new machine-learning algorithm which videos of echocardiograms is able to accurately predict patients who will die within a year.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·March 30, 2019·4 min read

Artificial intelligence can predict premature death

Machine learning significantly improves the accuracy of predicting premature deaths, from all causes, in a middle-aged population compared with more traditional models.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 1, 2021·6 min read

As Death Approaches, Our Dreams Offer Comfort and Reconciliation

More than 80% of patients nearing the end of life reported experiencing dreams that were vivid, meaningful, and transformative. Patients reported the dreams made them feel supported, reassured and helped them to accept their impending death.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 19, 2021·2 min read

Body Chemistry Can Predict Severity of Depression After Death of Spouse

Bodily inflammation following the death of a spouse can predict future depression risk in the surviving spouse, a new study reports.

Electrophysiology Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·July 30, 2024·6 min read

Brain Activity in Dying Patients Does Not Indicate Consciousness

A recent study found increased brain activity in two dying patients, but it does not indicate consciousness. The research revealed gamma wave bursts in comatose patients with epilepsy, but no evidence these were tied to conscious experiences.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 7, 2026·5 min read

Brain Creates “Vivid Worlds” During Total Collapse

Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) may be an evolved survival mechanism. The study suggests the brain creates structured, vivid "worlds" as an adaptive response to physiological collapse.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 10, 2020·4 min read

Common medication may lower risk of ‘broken heart’ during bereavement

Bereavement is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and heart attack. However, a low daily dose of a beta-blocker combined with aspirin can help to reduce the risk of a heart attack.

Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·April 29, 2020·4 min read

COVID-19 study shows that men have over double the death rate of women

Males who contract COVID-19 have 2.5 times the death rate of women. Being males is a significant risk factor for worse disease severity, regardless of age. Researchers found a similar trend in data from the 2003 SARS outbreak. The study speculates the reason why males are more prone to negative outcomes of coronavirus is due to levels of ACE2, which is significantly higher in males than females.

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death

‘Zombie’ Genes? Some Genes Come to Life in the Brain After Death

Addictive Cravings Still Detectable After Death

AI Is Changing the Way Humans Grieve, Remember, and Face Death

Are Near Death Experiences Hallucinations?

Artificial Intelligence Can Predict Death Risk

Artificial intelligence can predict premature death

As Death Approaches, Our Dreams Offer Comfort and Reconciliation

Body Chemistry Can Predict Severity of Depression After Death of Spouse

Brain Activity in Dying Patients Does Not Indicate Consciousness

Brain Creates “Vivid Worlds” During Total Collapse

Common medication may lower risk of ‘broken heart’ during bereavement

COVID-19 study shows that men have over double the death rate of women

How Severe Illness During Pregnancy Alters Fetal Brain Development

Aging Brains Maintain Robust Language Networks Despite Cognitive Decline

Youth Protein TIMP2 Restores Immune Function in the Aging Brain

Shame, Stigma, and Culture Prevent Male Domestic Violence Survivors From Seeking Help

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