60 stories tagged neuroscience, newest first.
30 points by ersinesen | 7 comments
Open-access Science Advances research article showing 40.68 MHz ultrashort wave stimulation enhances glymphatic clearance in mice, reducing TBI edema and Alzheimer's deficits.
97 points by amichail | 23 comments
ScienceDaily article on a University of Kentucky mouse study finding that depleting microglia restored over two hours of daily sleep in Alzheimer's models without clearing plaques.
275 points by cisc | 112 comments
BBC Future article on research showing birdwatching reshapes the brain, may slow cognitive ageing, and is used as therapy for dementia patients.
36 points by CharlesW | 48 comments
Frontiers news article on a Bristol study where brain organoids on electrode arrays relayed tactile Braille signals decodable by an SVM, with three organoids reaching 83% accuracy.
35 points by Alifatisk | 31 comments
Vice article reporting a neuroscientist's claim that Gen Z is the first generation to score lower cognitively than their parents.
107 points by Kaibeezy | 4 comments
Open-access Nature Communications paper showing that blocking intercellular Prox1 transfer restores the regenerative potential of Müller glia in the retina.
58 points by bcaulfield | 52 comments
Quanta Magazine article exploring whether the attention mechanism is central to intelligence in AI and brains.
14 points by marojejian | 3 comments
New York Times science article in its Unknowns series exploring how cuttlefish brains control their camouflage.
21 points by gumby | 6 comments
New York Times opinion piece on how neuroscience and psychology insights can make decluttering easier; the capture shows a bot-block page.
165 points by gmays | 129 comments
Virginia Tech news article on research finding that calorie- and nutrient-matched meals prepared differently produced different metabolic responses and brain reward activity.
120 points by lode | 45 comments
Nobel Prize summary page for the 2026 Physiology or Medicine prize awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel.
47 points by pminimax | 9 comments
A Substack post from The NeuroAI archive explaining functional ultrasound imaging (fUSI), an emerging brain imaging modality that tracks blood flow linked to neural activity.
239 points by ibobev | 92 comments
Quanta Magazine article on unexpectedly complex wave patterns traveling across the cortex that may reorganize brain activity in real time.
613 points by emigre | 241 comments
Stanford Medicine news article on research finding two parallel neural ectoderm progenitor populations that contribute to the developing brain.
323 points by mdp2021 | 129 comments
StudyFinds article on Binghamton University research suggesting aging brains blend similar memories together rather than simply forgetting them.
358 points by jader201 | 254 comments
The Conversation article on why taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's and how mental maps and spatial reasoning may protect the brain.
756 points by gslin | 430 comments
Blog post by Mike Bowler arguing that rising CO2 levels in meeting rooms degrade decision-making quality during long meetings.
351 points by colinprince | 294 comments
ScienceDaily article, sourced from The Conversation, on how humans' evolved attention to danger is overwhelmed by the constant supply of bad news worldwide.
375 points by croes | 105 comments
Open-access Neuron research article reporting that slow breathing with prolonged exhalation alters inter-organ dynamics, brain function, and risky decision-making.
331 points by bookofjoe | 116 comments
Monash University news article on a copper transport drug that restored memory and cleared toxic Alzheimer's proteins in research.
504 points by MrJagil | 327 comments
A science news article reporting a study finding that creatine supplements raise brain energy levels and slow early Alzheimer's cognitive decline by about 30%.
425 points by bookofjoe | 86 comments
UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center news article announcing discovery of a drug that mimics rehabilitation effects to repair brain damage after stroke.
432 points by XzetaU8 | 255 comments
New Yorker essay by Shayla Love on research showing people can communicate and practice skills while dreaming, and whether we should learn in sleep.
406 points by chiefalchemist | 282 comments
A Freakonomics Radio podcast episode on why research into Alzheimer's disease has made so little progress; the capture shows a Cloudflare verification page.
368 points by mustaphah | 176 comments
Stanford Medicine news article reporting that enhancing gut-brain communication reversed cognitive decline in aging mice.
658 points by misswaterfairy | 463 comments
MIT Media Lab publication page for a study on how using ChatGPT for essay writing affects brain activity and leads to accumulated cognitive debt.
457 points by thunderbong | 111 comments
Case Western Reserve University news release on a study reporting that Alzheimer's disease was reversed, with full neurological recovery, in animal models.
481 points by geox | 192 comments
TUM press release on a Nature Neuroscience study finding that about 40 percent of fMRI signals do not reflect actual neuronal activity, challenging how fMRI data are interpreted.
384 points by ano-ther | 144 comments
Project site documenting a setup where rats are trained to play DOOM, with sections on hardware, software, results, and a build guide.
414 points by XzetaU8 | 284 comments
UC Santa Cruz news article reporting research suggesting early developing human brains are preconfigured with instructions for understanding the world.
525 points by gmays | 254 comments
MIT News article on research showing attention lapses during sleep deprivation coincide with fluid flushing from the brain, a process normally occurring during sleep.
438 points by cainxinth | 432 comments
Article reporting on an MIT study claiming that using AI tools like ChatGPT alters brain activity and leads to cognitive decline.
500 points by gnabgib | 269 comments
PLOS One open-access research article on the neurobiological basis of altered states of consciousness induced by high ventilation breathwork with music.
555 points by A_D_E_P_T | 270 comments
Derek Lowe's In the Pipeline blog post on Science discussing a recent paper linking the biochemical origin of sleep pressure to mitochondria.
533 points by zdw | 159 comments
A Dynomight blog essay explaining how the eye's three cone types sense color and how one might perceive new colors without lasers.
397 points by smusamashah | 392 comments
Massive Science article (2020) on research finding that language aptitude predicts learning to program better than math ability.
598 points by nabla9 | 370 comments
A Science Advances research article on how cognitive skills change with age and whether using them prevents decline; the page showed a Cloudflare verification check.
384 points by Luc | 172 comments
Derek Lowe's In the Pipeline blog post at Science on research linking the gut bacterium Morganella morganii and its metabolites to depression.
318 points by rbanffy | 122 comments
Quanta Magazine article on the discovery that fish have a brain microbiome and the controversial possibility that humans might too.
336 points by gmays | 218 comments
Nature news article reporting that after a heart attack, immune cells stimulate sleep neurons in the brain, inducing deep restorative sleep that aids healing.
509 points by orcul | 362 comments
Scientific American article by Gary Stix on brain studies showing language is not essential for the cognitive processes underlying thought.
548 points by teleforce | 178 comments
The Economist article reporting that a complete connectome of an adult fruit fly brain has been mapped, and discussing prospects for mapping human brains.
396 points by PaulHoule | 129 comments
Yale News article on a study showing how the brain replays and bundles waking experiences during sleep.
348 points by jandrewrogers | 151 comments
Quanta Magazine article on how the vagus nerve connects the brain and organs to regulate bodily functions and aspects of mood, pleasure and fear.
553 points by thelastgallon | 440 comments
New York Times investigation reporting that Navy SEALs who died by suicide showed a pervasive pattern of brain damage linked to blast exposure.
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365 points by hardmaru | 279 comments
PDF of a 2024 paper by Fedorenko et al. arguing that language is primarily a tool for communication rather than for thought.
403 points by todsacerdoti | 137 comments
Sean Coates's blog post on the origin of the startup Matter, where he is VP of Technology, and its privacy-focused approach of not holding user data.
337 points by hdevarajan | 207 comments
A JAMA Medical News in Brief item reporting that brain waves during sleep appear to help flush waste from the brain in mice.
474 points by leeny | 204 comments
STAT News article reporting scientists documenting the first transmitted Alzheimer's cases, linked to past treatment with cadaver-derived human growth hormone.
395 points by anjel | 370 comments
Scientific American feature by Rowan Jacobsen on how simple cell clumps show basic cognitive abilities and some animals retain memories after losing their heads.
406 points by scrambled | 184 comments
A Substack essay by Sarah Constantin on the Rough Diamonds blog explaining the functions of the cerebellum beyond balance.
318 points by 11thEarlOfMar | 180 comments
IFLScience article about BrainGPT, a system that decodes brain signals into on-screen text, offering hope for people unable to communicate otherwise.
750 points by beefman | 401 comments
SciTechDaily article reporting Mass Eye and Ear research linking tinnitus to hidden auditory nerve damage undetected by standard hearing tests.
333 points by yamrzou | 185 comments
Quanta Magazine article on enteric glial cells in the gut's nervous system and their emerging roles in digestion and disease.
418 points by clouddrover | 381 comments
Monash University news article reporting a study finding that each 1% yearly loss of deep sleep in people over 60 is linked to a 27% higher dementia risk.
424 points by conse_lad | 185 comments
Nature Communications open-access research article showing anxious individuals shift emotion control from the lateral frontal pole to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
417 points by dvrp | 140 comments
GitHub repository for OpenWorm, holding the main Dockerfile for the open-source software stack that simulates the C. elegans nematode, plus project-wide issues.
323 points by andsoitis | 170 comments
BBC News health article reporting research suggesting that regular daytime naps are associated with better brain health.
459 points by sandGorgon | 166 comments
Michael J. Fox Foundation press release announcing a significant breakthrough in the search for a Parkinson's disease biomarker.
463 points by gyre007 | 312 comments
The Economist article explaining a neurometabolic account of why hard mental work makes the brain tired.