A study shows that antidepressant fluoxetine does more than boost serotonin levels: it changes how brain cells manage their energy and rebuild their connections, potentially helping the brain “loosen up” and adapt during depression treatment

Biological aging predicts midlife cognitive decline, especially in those raised in poverty

Effects of probiotics on cognitive function: Probiotic supplements primarily improve overall cognitive function, information processing speed, memory, and spatial ability in older adults, with the best results observed after 12 weeks of daily intake of approximately 2 × 10¹⁰ CFU

Study Links Microplastic Exposure to Alzheimer's Disease in Mice

New technique uses focused sound waves & holograms to control brain circuits in living animals

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time - BBC News

New case study describes 17-year old girl with extraordinary ability to recall memories in vivid detail and mentally revisit specific moments in her life at will…

Study finds methylphenidate was associated with increased gray matter volume in children with ADHD but this increase was only found when the treatment was started before the age of 12

Hunger-blocking exercise molecule drives weight loss without workouts

Individuals Experiencing Accelerated Biological Aging Are at an Increased Risk of Developing Dementia: Insights Into the Interplay Between Cellular Senescence, Cognitive Decline…

Can’t sleep? Insomnia associated with accelerated brain aging

Scientists at Columbia University have found a "brain dial" in mice that controls cravings for sugar, fat and salt

Stepping Into a Game Helped Older Adults Reclaim Their Memory

A single dose of LSD seems to reduce anxiety

My blue is your blue: different people’s brains process colours in the same way

Previous studies show that transfusions of blood or plasma from young mice improved cognitive decline in older mice

GlymphoVasomotor Field (GVF) theory: a non-neuronal scaffolding for brain rhythms and consciousness

Early post-stroke aerobic exercise preserves thinking skills – and is safe

In the rare disorder akinetopsia, patients lose the ability to perceive motion despite otherwise normal vision

Overweight people had a 14% lower risk of developing dementia compared to those with normal weight, while obese participants had a 19% lower risk

Ultrasound ‘helmet’ could treat Parkinson’s non-invasively, study shows

Healthy habits like sleep, social support, and not smoking are linked to an 8-year reduction in brain aging, while stressful factors like chronic pain, low income, less education, and other social risks are associated with older-looking brains

A new study has found that people with ADHD traits experience boredom more often and more intensely than peers, linked to poor attention control and working memory

Autism may be the price of human intelligence. Researchers discovered that autism’s prevalence may be linked to human brain evolution

Research reveals schizophrenia alters neuronal scaffolding and disrupts neural communication, reinforcing the hypothesis that the disorder is linked to neurodevelopment

More similarity than difference between sexes in early adolescent brain structure

Insomnia associated with accelerated brain aging

A new study shows that a personalized, precise form of brain stimulation, HD-tDCS, can rapidly ease depression symptoms – and even reduce anxiety – offering a promising drug-free alternative with only mild side effects.

Opioid painkillers not linked to autism or ADHD, finds comprehensive study of more than 1.2 million children born in Sweden between 2007 and 2018 to assess rates of ASD, and an additional 900,000 kids born between 2007 and 2015 and rates of ADHD in this cohort.

People who consumed higher amounts of artificial sweeteners (aspartame, saccharin, erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol) showed steeper drops in verbal fluency, memory, and cognitive function over 8 years

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