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·October 8, 2026·6 min read

Higher BMI Linked to Longer Survival After a Dementia Diagnosis

A study of 4,500+ adults shows overweight or obese BMI at dementia diagnosis is linked to significantly lower mortality risk, highlighting metabolic reserves.

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·October 7, 2026·6 min read

How Brain Cells Lock In Short-Term Memories

A new study reveals a "split attractor network" in fruit flies that explains how neural circuits stabilize short-term working memories.

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·August 10, 2026·9 min read

Eye Tracking Reveals Where Human Reading and AI Processing Diverge

A new study compares human eye-tracking to 400+ LLMs, revealing where AI fails to explain human rereading and text integration.

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·August 5, 2026·7 min read

Midlife Vascular Health Adds Nearly 13 Dementia-Free Years

A new study links midlife vascular health to nearly 13 additional dementia-free years.

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·June 26, 2026·9 min read

Can We Synchronize Human Brainwaves to Boost Connection?

Researchers mapped "social synchrony," showing that face-to-face communication physically aligns the brainwaves of participants.

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·June 23, 2026·10 min read

Frontal Cortex Maps and Controls Visual and Auditory Attention Shifts

A new study utilizing direct intracranial recordings shows that the frontal cortex acts as an audiovisual traffic controller, segregating sound and sight into lower and upper regions and dynamically reweighting attention when language changes.

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·April 24, 2026·7 min read

Faster AI Isn’t Always Perceived as Better

AI latency acts as a social cue; users rate slower responses as more thoughtful and useful than instant ones.

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·April 14, 2026·8 min read

50-Millisecond Brain Filter That Decodes Odors

The brain identifies smells in just 50 milliseconds. The olfactory bulb uses "temporal filtering" to lock onto the first scent detected and block out background noise.

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·March 28, 2026·9 min read

Split Protein Builds the Infrastructure for Weight Loss

Researchers discovered that the protein SLIT3 splits in two to build the "infrastructure" of brown fat. By expanding blood vessels and nerves, SLIT3 enables brown fat to burn more energy, offering a new non-appetite-based strategy for treating obesity.

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·March 25, 2026·7 min read

Acetylcholine Decides Dopamine’s Role

The timing of acetylcholine release determines whether dopamine promotes learning or movement. This millisecond-level interaction provides a new framework for understanding Parkinson's and depression.

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·January 5, 2026·5 min read

Multilingualism Calculator Reveals True Language Strengths

A new study introduces a multilingualism calculator that quantifies how multilingual a person truly is, offering a clearer alternative to vague labels like “bilingual.” By combining age of acquisition with self-rated listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills across languages, the tool generates both a multilingualism score and a language-dominance profile.

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·December 8, 2025·6 min read

Extreme Heat Linked to Delays in Early Childhood Development

Young children exposed to unusually high temperatures are less likely to reach basic developmental milestones in literacy and numeracy. Analyzing data from over 19,000 children across multiple countries, the study found that average maximum temperatures above 86 °F were associated with measurable declines in early learning outcomes.