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This shows a diagram of the mouse motor cortex.

·September 23, 2026·5 min read

Scientists Redraw the Motor Cortex Map Into 16 Functional Subregions

Scientists map the mouse motor cortex into 16 distinct subregions, revealing a precision blueprint to investigate motor control, ALS, and FTD.

This shows a brain and a person sitting alone. Caption reads "Loneliness Costs Up to 5.8 Disease-Free Years."

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 22, 2026·5 min read

Loneliness Erases Nearly 6 Healthy Years

A study of 277,000+ adults finds loneliness and social isolation strip up to 6 years of mental health-free life, with men facing the steepest toll.

This is an illustration of a woman eating bitter foods.

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·September 22, 2026·5 min read

AI Decodes the Taste of Bitterness

Researchers combine protein language models and neural networks to accurately predict and design bitter-tasting peptides from scratch.

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Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·September 22, 2026·5 min read

Nanoparticle “Solar Cells” Restore Light Sensitivity in Blind Retinas

Researchers develop injectable nanoparticles that restore light responsiveness in blind retinas and activate the visual cortex.

This shows a brian and stem cells. Caption reads "Unlocking the Genetic Recipe for Brain Regeneration".

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·September 21, 2026·5 min read

Flatworm Genetics Reveal Blueprint for Neural Regeneration

Researchers discover genes enabling flatworms to regrow dopamine neurons, offering clues to overcome human limits in brain repair and Parkinson's.

This shows the outline of a head with the caption "Brain’s Hidden “Panic Engine” Discovered".

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·September 21, 2026·6 min read

Missing Brain Circuit Behind Chronic Fear Identified

Researchers identify the amygdalostriatal transition zone (ASt) as the missing circuit that sustains long-lasting fear and anxiety behaviors.

This shows a brain, half colored blue and the other red. Caption reads "The Two-Way Loop Behind Unified Perception"

Featured Neuroscience Visual Neuroscience

·September 21, 2026·5 min read

How Brain Regions Settle Visual Disputes in a Split Second

Neuroscientists uncover how the visual cortex builds consensus, rapidly weeding out conflicting sensory signals to form unified perceptions.

This shows a brain and a woman's head. Caption reads "Hidden pregnancy infections triple autism risk."

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·September 21, 2026·7 min read

Maternal Infections Drive Autism Risk

A new study of 3.7 million people links congenital TORCH infections to a 3-fold higher autism risk and a 7-fold higher intellectual disability risk.

This shows the brain scans from the study.

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.

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.

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 connectome brain map of neurons in the LC, image caption "How the Brain’s Norepinephrine Hub Drives Learning."

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·September 18, 2026·6 min read

Brain’s “Blue Place” Rewrites How Norepinephrine Drives Learning

A new study maps the locus coeruleus, showing it routes targeted norepinephrine signals for learning and contains the longest recorded mouse axon.

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neurobiology

Scientists Redraw the Motor Cortex Map Into 16 Functional Subregions

AI Decodes the Taste of Bitterness

Nanoparticle “Solar Cells” Restore Light Sensitivity in Blind Retinas

Flatworm Genetics Reveal Blueprint for Neural Regeneration

Missing Brain Circuit Behind Chronic Fear Identified

How Brain Regions Settle Visual Disputes in a Split Second

Maternal Infections Drive Autism Risk

Imaging Index Links Blood Flow to Cellular Architecture

Brain Circuit Behind Pregnancy Food Cravings Discovered

Disruption of Striatal D2 Receptor Neurons Drives ADHD and Impulsivity

Brain’s “Blue Place” Rewrites How Norepinephrine Drives Learning

Cannabis Destroys Sleep Quality

Genetic Risk for Anorexia May Begin Outside the Brain

Higher BMI Linked to Longer Survival After a Dementia Diagnosis

Can We Predict Hearing Loss Long Before Symptoms Ever Start?

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