Research found brain communication patterns in a group of individuals who have experienced childhood adversity and trauma shows that lifetime physical activity can reshape neural connectivity, thereby strengthening the brain's internal communication and optimizing its response to stress

Pioneering drug capable of reversing cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease in animal models: Unlike current drugs, which remove beta-amyloid plaques in brain, new experimental drug reprograms neuronal epigenome by correcting gene expression that contribute to progression of disease.

Chemical changes in a pregnant person’s brain can decrease their “fear memory,” according to research conducted on pregnant and parous rats

In Alzheimer’s disease, glutamate excitotoxicity which can damage neurons through chronic activation is exacerbated by deficiency of ABCA7, the second strongest genetic risk factor for the disease

New-Onset Gambling Addiction Following Treatment for Psychosis

Yaks may hint at a way to treat brain diseases like "Multiple Sclerosis", a disease that affects your brain and spinal cord.Animals that live at high altitudes, such as yaks have a genetic mutation that may suggest new ways to treat brain diseases like Multiple Sclerosis.

Investigation in how language deficits progressed alongside biological markers of Alzheimer's disease found individuals who reported having difficulties finding their words were at higher risk of pathological protein accumulation in brain regions where Alzheimer is thought to first develop

Competition between brain circuits improves information processing efficiency and computational performance, Nature Neuroscience study finds, showing that balanced neural competition enhances adaptability and cognition, offering new insights into how the brain optimizes complex tasks

Bilingual brains use one shared meaning system for both languages, but each language reshapes it, study finds

Ayahuasca psychedelic DMT shows promise as depression therapy

Children carrying the Huntington’s gene mutation show increased cortical volume and superior cognitive performance early in life

Study finds dopamine makes people move faster when they want something

People with synesthesia experience distinct thematic patterns in their dreams

Daily soda consumption linked to cognitive difficulties in teens

Virgin olive oil protects cognitive health through the gut microbiota

A single dose of DMT administered after cessation of chronic stress reverses anhedonia and depressive-like behavior in mice

ADHD is frequently stereotyped as a condition affecting school-aged children

Lifetime Lead Exposure Triples Alzheimer’s Risk: Most adults born before 1980 carry a significant lead burden from leaded gasoline and paint

PTSD and major depressive disorder are associated with lasting epigenetic changes in stress-response genes

The quality of carbohydrates in the diet plays a key role in the prevention of dementia

Neurosurgeons are really good at removing brain tumors, and they’re about to get even better

Scientists find evidence of Epstein-Barr virus activity in spinal fluid of multiple sclerosis patients

Brainwaves of mothers and children synchronize when playing together – even in an acquired language

Second pregnancy uniquely alters female brain: Both first and second pregnancy have strong and unique impact on mothers’ brains

Modified caffeine compounds significantly reduce oxidative stress and glutamate excitotoxicity in human neuronal cells

Alzheimer’s disease linked to glutamatergic hyperexcitability in RNAseq analysis of ~2,000 human brains

The number of older autistic people is surging

Common anti-seizure drug prevents Alzheimer’s plaques from forming in mouse models, human neurons and brains of Down syndrome patients, who are at high risk of an aggressive form of Alzheimer’s

Study finds associations between gut microbiota composition and autism

In World Trade Center responders, PTSD with cognitive impairment is linked to cortisol-induced neural toxicity and ROS-related apoptotic pathways

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