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This shows a head with a tree growing from it, full of leaves. This reflects the cognitive recovery arc in psychosis.

·February 20, 2026·8 min read

Study Shows Cognitive Recovery in Psychosis

It’s not a single path. A decade-long study reveals how the brain’s "growth chart" can predict recovery and treatment success in people with psychosis.

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·February 17, 2026·6 min read

Brain Swelling Reveals Alzheimer’s Treatment Success

It’s the side effect every Alzheimer’s patient fears, but it might actually be a sign of success. New research shows brain swelling is tied to better plaque clearance.

This shows a brian made up of cannabis leaves, implying the link between cannabis use and it's impact on working memory.

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·February 16, 2026·9 min read

Brain Imaging Study Reveals Cannabis Impact on Working Memory

Your brain’s "mental workspace" might be taking a hit. The largest cannabis brain-imaging study ever conducted shows a significant decline in working memory for heavy users.

This shows AI representations of brain scans.

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·December 16, 2025·5 min read

fMRI Signals Often Misread Neural Activity

fMRI signals don’t always match the brain’s true activity levels, overturning a core assumption used in tens of thousands of studies. In about 40% of cases, an increased fMRI signal appeared in regions where neural activity was actually reduced, while decreased signals sometimes showed up in areas with heightened activity.

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·November 5, 2025·7 min read

AI Creates the Most Detailed 3D Map of the Human Brain Ever Made

A new AI-powered atlas called NextBrain allows researchers to visualize the human brain in unprecedented detail, down to hundreds of tiny subregions previously invisible on MRI scans. Built from 10,000 microscopic slices of post-mortem brains and aligned with AI, the atlas precisely maps 333 brain regions in 3D.

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·October 28, 2025·9 min read

Football Players Show Subtle Brain Differences Linked to CTE Risk

Brain scans of former football players revealed subtle differences in brain grooves compared to men who never played contact sports, possibly marking early signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Researchers found that players had shallower grooves in a key frontal region previously associated with CTE and that years of play correlated with structural changes in another area of the brain.

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·September 12, 2025·5 min read

PET Tracer Maps Synapse Loss After Spinal Cord Injury

Researchers developed a new PET tracer capable of measuring synapse loss after spinal cord injury, offering insights into both spinal and brain changes. In rat models, the tracer revealed significant synaptic reductions at the injury site and in distant brain regions, highlighting how widespread the effects of injury can be.

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·July 1, 2025·8 min read

Brain Scan Predicts Dementia Risk and Aging Speed in Midlife

A new tool developed by researchers can estimate how fast someone is aging by analyzing a single MRI brain scan, predicting chronic disease risk and dementia years before symptoms appear. Unlike traditional “aging clocks,” this model was trained using longitudinal data from the same individuals, eliminating generational biases.

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·June 24, 2025·3 min read

PET Imaging Maps Brain Inflammation in Progressive Speech Disorder

A novel PET imaging study has identified unique patterns of neuroinflammation in patients with progressive apraxia of speech (PAOS), a rare disorder that impairs the brain’s ability to plan speech. Using TSPO PET scans, researchers found elevated inflammation in brain regions involved in movement and speech, particularly in patients who also showed signs of Parkinson-plus syndromes.

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·June 24, 2025·3 min read

Neuroimaging Pinpoints Brain Inflammation

A newly developed PET radiotracer, ¹⁸F-PDE-1905, offers high-resolution imaging of neuroinflammation by targeting a key enzyme inside microglia, the brain’s immune cells. Unlike traditional tracers that target general downstream markers, this novel tracer hones in on PDE4B, a critical regulator of inflammatory signaling.

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·June 23, 2025·5 min read

Cerebellum Synapse Structure Revealed

Scientists have mapped the molecular structure of glutamate receptors in the cerebellum for the first time using cryo-electron microscopy. These receptors are critical to how neurons in the cerebellum communicate, affecting movement, balance, and cognition.

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·June 9, 2025·6 min read

Aphantasia: Why Some Minds Are Blind to Images

Scientists have uncovered how the brains of people with aphantasia, those who cannot visualize mental images, process visual information differently. Although key visual and memory-related brain regions still activate during mental imagery tasks, they show weaker connectivity compared to individuals with typical visualization.