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·April 15, 2025·2 min read

Natural Light Before Waking Boosts Morning Alertness

A new study highlights how controlled exposure to natural light before waking can improve morning alertness and reduce sleepiness. Researchers tested three lighting conditions using light-shielding curtains and sensors to determine the effects of early morning light on 19 participants.

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·November 15, 2024·3 min read

Mapping Protein Changes Across Aging

Researchers have developed the Mouse Aging Proteomic Atlas, a comprehensive database detailing protein changes in major tissues as mice age. By analyzing proteomes and transcriptomes across tissues like the brain, heart, and skin, they uncovered proteins linked to aging, particularly in the extracellular matrix.

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·October 1, 2024·4 min read

ChatGPT Matches Radiologists in Brain Tumor Diagnosis Accuracy

Researchers compared the diagnostic accuracy of GPT-4 based ChatGPT and radiologists using 150 brain tumor MRI reports. ChatGPT achieved 73% accuracy, slightly outperforming neuroradiologists (72%) and general radiologists (68%).

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·August 5, 2024·3 min read

Seaweed Antioxidants Show Promise in Preventing Parkinson’s

Researchers have found that antioxidants from Ecklonia cava, a type of seaweed, may help prevent Parkinson's disease by protecting dopamine-producing neurons. In mouse models, these antioxidants restored motor function and improved gut health after exposure to toxins. Cellular studies revealed that these compounds activate the AMPK enzyme and reduce harmful reactive oxygen species, potentially offering a new approach to combat neurodegeneration. This discovery highlights the potential of Ecklonia cava as a preventive ingredient against Parkinson's disease.

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·March 13, 2024·4 min read

Active Response Boosts Bias

Engaging in active responses, rather than mere observation, amplifies the influence of previous experiences on future estimations. Through experiments asking participants to estimate the number of dots on a screen, the study revealed a significant effect called serial dependence, where estimates were swayed by prior inputs.

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·January 10, 2023·3 min read

Visual Food Cues Can Affect Your Eating Behavior Even When You Are Not Aware of Them

In the inferior frontal gyrus, brain activity differs in response to food stimuli such as images of food depending on whether those images are presented consciously or unconsciously.

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·September 16, 2022·4 min read

Talk With Your Hands? You Might Think With Them Too!

Constraining hand movements affects the processing of object-meaning, a finding which supports the theory of embodied cognition.

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·May 25, 2022·3 min read

Using Ketamine to Find an Undiscovered Pathway in Depression

Ketamine treatment leads to an increase in IGF-1, which, in turn, produces an antidepressant effect.

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·April 18, 2022·5 min read

Memory Is Formed Through Rewiring of Global Network Among Pre-existing Local Neuronal Ensembles

Information about new experiences is retained by being tied to pre-existing activity patterns in the brain. Memory is acquired when the patterns are connected to each other across brain regions via transient bursts of activity.