Trauma may be even more complex than previously thought. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often portrayed in popular media as subjects experiencing hypervigilance, flashbacks, and nightmares. While these fear-based ...
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A new study suggests that a little-known region deep in the brain could be crucial for preserving physical strength as we age. The findings could help detect and prevent frailty before it begins.
Jan 13, 2026
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It's obvious to most people as soon as they set foot in a place they know well—like their childhood bedroom or a former classroom—that place and memory are intimately linked.
Jan 11, 2026
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It is a central question in neuroscience to understand how different regions of the brain interact, how strongly they "talk" to each other. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences Leipzig, ...
Jan 6, 2026
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Obtaining clearer functional MRI data about the brain and its disorders is possible using artificial intelligence, according to Boston College researchers who report in Nature Methods that they have developed an AI-assisted ...
Jan 6, 2026
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Humans possess a remarkable balance between stability and flexibility, enabling them to quickly establish new plans and adjust goals even in the face of sudden changes. However, "model-free reinforcement learning," which ...
Dec 29, 2025
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Feelings of guilt and shame can lead us to behave in a variety of different ways, including trying to make amends or save face, cooperating more with others or avoiding people altogether. Now, researchers have shed light ...
Dec 18, 2025
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An international research team investigated the brains of 16 jazz pianists while they played a piece from memory, improvised based on the melody, and freely improvised based on the chord changes. The analysis of how different ...
Dec 17, 2025
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How does the brain manage to catch the drift of a mumbled sentence or a flat, robotic voice? A new study led by researchers at Reichman University's Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology and the Dina Recanati School of Medicine ...
Dec 16, 2025
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For almost three decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been one of the main tools in brain research. Yet a new study published in Nature Neuroscience fundamentally challenges the way fMRI data have so ...
Dec 16, 2025
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