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·June 3, 2026·10 min read

Cortisol Pathway Discovered to Close Early Brain Plasticity

A new study reveals that the stress hormone cortisol plays a critical role in closing early-life brain plasticity windows.

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Featured Neuroscience

·April 28, 2026·9 min read

Research Finally Decodes the Brain’s Smell Map

A new study unveils a highly organized "smell map" in the nose, driven by retinoic acid gradients and essential for treating anosmia.

Featured Neuroscience

·April 13, 2026·9 min read

Randomness Solves Robotic Gridlock

Adding a "wiggle" of randomness to robotic movement prevents gridlock in swarms. This "noise" allows robots to self-organize and optimize task efficiency in crowded spaces.

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·April 6, 2026·10 min read

100,000 Small Factors Rival DNA in Disease Risk

A new study of 100,000+ associations reveals that the "exposome"—the total sum of our environmental exposures—is as influential as DNA in determining disease risk. Researchers found that cumulative exposures can explain up to 43% of certain heart disease markers.

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·February 22, 2026·6 min read

Prenatal Lead Exposure Affects the Aging Brain

A biological time capsule reveals a 60-year secret. Scientists find that lead exposure in the womb can act as a "cognitive accelerator," adding years to the aging brain.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·October 6, 2025·6 min read

AI Learns to Design the Human Body’s Most Elusive Proteins

A new machine learning method has achieved what even AlphaFold cannot — the design of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), the shape-shifting biomolecules that make up nearly 30% of all human proteins. These unstable proteins play key roles in cellular communication, sensing, and disease, yet their ever-changing structures have defied traditional AI prediction models.

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·August 14, 2025·10 min read

Could Restoring Lithium Levels Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?

A decade-long investigation has revealed that natural lithium in the brain helps shield against Alzheimer’s disease by maintaining healthy function across all major brain cell types. Researchers found that lithium loss is one of the earliest brain changes in Alzheimer’s, often occurring before noticeable symptoms.

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·August 11, 2025·5 min read

Basal Ganglia Switches Neural Codes for Learned vs. Innate Skills

A new study reveals that the brain’s basal ganglia use two distinct neural “languages” to control movement — one for learned skills and another for innate behaviors. Studying rats, researchers found that the dorsolateral striatum was essential for learned tasks but not for natural movements like walking or grooming.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 16, 2025·6 min read

How Brain Blood Flows to Power Your Thoughts

Our brains demand a huge amount of energy, yet they allocate blood with remarkable efficiency. Researchers have uncovered how endothelial cells lining blood vessels act as a rapid “signaling highway,” using gap junctions to direct blood precisely where brain activity is highest.

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·June 30, 2025·6 min read

Mimicking Exercise in the Brain Could Slow Cognitive Decline

While physical activity is known to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease, many patients are unable to exercise due to frailty or advanced symptoms. A new study identifies a specific gene, ATPPIF1, that is reactivated through exercise and supports neuroplasticity in the brain.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·May 28, 2025·4 min read

LLMs Mimic Human Cognitive Dissonance

A new study reveals that GPT-4o, a leading large language model, displays behavior resembling cognitive dissonance—a core human psychological trait. When asked to write essays either supporting or opposing Vladimir Putin, GPT-4o’s subsequent “opinions” shifted to align with its written stance, especially when it “believed” the choice was its own.

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·May 9, 2025·6 min read

How Memories Take Shape at the Synapse Level

A groundbreaking new technique called EPSILON allows researchers to map the proteins involved in memory formation with unprecedented detail, providing a window into the molecular architecture of learning. This approach focuses on tracking AMPARs—key receptors that regulate synaptic strength—over time, illuminating how the brain encodes, strengthens, and stores memories.

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Harvard

Cortisol Pathway Discovered to Close Early Brain Plasticity

Research Finally Decodes the Brain’s Smell Map

Randomness Solves Robotic Gridlock

100,000 Small Factors Rival DNA in Disease Risk

Prenatal Lead Exposure Affects the Aging Brain

AI Learns to Design the Human Body’s Most Elusive Proteins

Could Restoring Lithium Levels Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?

Basal Ganglia Switches Neural Codes for Learned vs. Innate Skills

How Brain Blood Flows to Power Your Thoughts

Mimicking Exercise in the Brain Could Slow Cognitive Decline

LLMs Mimic Human Cognitive Dissonance

How Memories Take Shape at the Synapse Level

Irregular Sleep Habits Linked to Increased Brain Tissue Damage

Early Life Diet Linked to Adolescent Intelligence

Does a Healthy Lifestyle Lower Dementia Risk for Those with APOE4?

Flu Drugs May Slow Cognitive Decline

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