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What is neuroscience? Neuroscience is the scientific study of nervous systems. Neuroscience often involves research from numerous science genres including brain science, psychology, neurology, computer science, artificial intelligence, big data, statistics, engineering, medicine, physics, mathematics, linguistics, electrophysiology, biology, anatomy and neurobiology.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·July 7, 2026·12 min read

AI Reveals Hidden Gray Matter Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis

A new study introduces an AI-driven framework that unmasks previously invisible gray matter cortical lesions in multiple sclerosis using legacy MRI scans.

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Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·July 7, 2026·11 min read

Preconception Maternal Trauma Doubles Schizophrenia Risk

A new study demonstrates that preconception trauma carries a heavy transgenerational psychiatric burden. By tracking decades of health registry data from over 30,000 individuals, the team unmasked that children born to mothers who were older than age five during Nazi persecutions face an over two-fold increase in schizophrenia risk, highlighting maternal-specific epigenetic or intrauterine transmission paths.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·July 7, 2026·10 min read

Inflammation Forces Brain Stem Cells to Halt Neurogenesis

Chronic inflammation halts adult hippocampal neurogenesis by forcing neural stem cells into an active immune state.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 7, 2026·13 min read

Causal Network Mapping Isolates Core Brain Circuits of OCD

By tracing 40 cases of lesional OCD against the human connectome, the team isolated four core hubs, the orbitofrontal cortex and basal ganglia bilaterally, providing a highly accurate network target for precision rTMS therapy.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 7, 2026·10 min read

Single Cocaine Exposure Leaves a Long-Lasting Genetic Scar

A new study reveals that a single exposure to cocaine induces long-lasting structural changes within dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain's ventral tegmental area.

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·July 7, 2026·12 min read

Mild Sleep Restriction Drives Weight Gain and Inactivity

Shortening nightly sleep by approximately 80 minutes for six weeks causes an average weight gain of one pound and increases daily sedentary time by 17 minutes (nearly 30 minutes for men and postmenopausal women).

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 7, 2026·11 min read

Astrocytes Actively Dictate Long-Term Memory Persistence

By leveraging ankyrin-2 (Ank2) to regulate BDNF/TrkB.T1 calcium signaling, astrocytes undergo structural remodeling to physically encapsulate and stabilize memory-storing engram neurons, a mechanism validated through a novel optogenetic tool called Opto-T1.

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·July 7, 2026·13 min read

Brain Transforms Music into Movement by 12 Months of Age

A new study demonstrates that while infants process musical structures within the first months of life, spontaneous music-driven movement emerges only around 12 months of age.

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·July 7, 2026·12 min read

17 New Language Processing Regions in the Brain

A new study uses fMRI data from over 700 people to identify 17 new language-processing regions outside the brain's core canonical network.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 6, 2026·10 min read

Mediterranean Diet Boosts Psychological Well-Being Over Age 50

A new study demonstrates that adherence to a Mediterranean diet significantly boosts positive psychological well-being (autonomy, purpose, and self-realization) in people over 50. The research proved this protective nutritional effect is completely independent of socioeconomic status and successfully cushioned individuals against emotional decline during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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·July 6, 2026·12 min read

Exoskeleton Reads Faint Muscle Signals to Overcome Hand Paralysis

A new study introduces an affordable, soft pneumatic exoskeleton glove that restores grasping function in individuals with hand paralysis. Driven by the eXprt innovation network, the system uses machine learning to decode forearm EMG signals with 97% reliability, allowing an ALS patient to grasp objects and hold a fork for the first time in four years.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·July 6, 2026·9 min read

Invisible Tire Dust Hijacks Alzheimer’s Predictor Genes

A new study links the tire rubber pollutant 6PPD-quinone (6PPD-Q) to Alzheimer's disease pathways. Using machine learning and network pharmacology, the team discovered that 6PPD-Q binds to three core predictor genes in the brain, inducing oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and synaptic disruption.

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Neuroscience

AI Reveals Hidden Gray Matter Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis

Preconception Maternal Trauma Doubles Schizophrenia Risk

Inflammation Forces Brain Stem Cells to Halt Neurogenesis

Causal Network Mapping Isolates Core Brain Circuits of OCD

Single Cocaine Exposure Leaves a Long-Lasting Genetic Scar

Mild Sleep Restriction Drives Weight Gain and Inactivity

Astrocytes Actively Dictate Long-Term Memory Persistence

Brain Transforms Music into Movement by 12 Months of Age

17 New Language Processing Regions in the Brain

Mediterranean Diet Boosts Psychological Well-Being Over Age 50

Exoskeleton Reads Faint Muscle Signals to Overcome Hand Paralysis

Invisible Tire Dust Hijacks Alzheimer’s Predictor Genes

Study Maps the 9 Distinct Types of Procrastinators

AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed

Study Overturns Decades of External Axon Growth Theory

Study Shatters Assumptions About Brain Connectome Dynamics

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