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What is neuroscience? Neuroscience is the scientific study of nervous systems. Neuroscience can involve research from many branches of science including those involving neurology, brain science, neurobiology, psychology, computer science, artificial intelligence, statistics, prosthetics, neuroimaging, engineering, medicine, physics, mathematics, pharmacology, electrophysiology, biology, robotics and technology.

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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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·July 6, 2026·10 min read

Multilingualism Subtracts Up to 13 Years from Brain Age

Multilingualism slows brain aging along a definitive gradient. Utilizing a machine-learning "brain aging clock" driven by magnetoencephalography data, the study demonstrated that speaking two, three, or four languages correlates with brains appearing 6, 7, and 13 years younger than a participant's chronological age, respectively.

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·July 6, 2026·12 min read

TB Vaccine Flushes Alzheimer’s Amyloid

The BCG vaccine remodels the human brain’s immune environment via trained immunity. Tracking older adults over one year, researchers demonstrated that BCG enhances central nervous system immune cell responsiveness and lowers amyloid-beta levels in the cerebrospinal fluid of healthy individuals, offering an early preventative pathway against Alzheimer's disease.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 6, 2026·9 min read

The Brain Prioritizes Spite Over Friendship

A new study demonstrates that the human brain constructs multidimensional social maps from narrative experiences using rivalries as primary anchors.

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·July 6, 2026·9 min read

Early Pregnancy Hormones Predict IQ

A new study proves that maternal estrogen levels at 6–8 weeks of pregnancy directly predict a newborn's head circumference, with a stronger effect in boys. The findings support the "estrogenized ape hypothesis," suggesting that human brain expansion is evolutionarily linked to prenatal estrogenization, carrying an evolutionary trade-off of reduced male health and fertility.

Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·July 6, 2026·6 min read

Mild Cardiac Issues Trigger Long-Term Memory Loss

A new study demonstrates that subclinical cardiac dysfunction predicts microscopic tissue degradation in Alzheimer’s-linked brain regions.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 6, 2026·12 min read

Biomarkers Boost Antidepressant Success Rates by 67%

A new study demonstrates that combining fMRI brain connectivity, cognitive reward testing, and clinical markers to guide antidepressant selection increases patient response rates by nearly 67%.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 5, 2026·9 min read

Psychedelic Trips Can Halt Political Hate

The collective cultural mood surrounding a psychedelic experience shapes its psychological aftermath. Participants whose most intense trips occurred on the Fourth of July reported a long-term decrease in support for partisan violence, while those whose experiences coincided with national party conventions or election season demonstrated an increase in violent partisan support.

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Featured Neuroscience

·July 3, 2026·10 min read

LLMs and Math Combine to Map Human Decision-Making

A new research framework that combines large language models (LLMs) with choice mathematics to evaluate human decision-making. By deploying LLMs to automatically interpret and code thousands of free-text participant thought justifications, the framework provides a scalable, validated methodology demonstrating that human reasoning strategies shift dynamically with a problem's structure.