Primate thumbs and brains evolved hand-in-hand: « Researchers found that species with relatively longer thumbs, which help with gripping small objects precisely, consistently had larger brains

Evolution may have capped human brain size to balance energy costs and survival

From postsynaptic neurons to astrocytes: the link between glutamate metabolism, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease

New research shows dopamine shapes both fast, effortful learning via working memory and slower, habit-based trial-and-error learning

Chronic exposure to microplastics impairs blood-brain barrier, induce oxidative stress in the brain, and damages neurons, finds a new study on rats

'Neural pruning' drives smell loss in early, silent stages of Alzheimer's

New study in rodents shows that the psychedelic compound 5-MeO-DMT shares a receptor with a non-hallucinogenic analog, TBG

Vitamin D levels during pregnancy impact children’s later learning - a new study has found higher vitamin D levels during pregnancy were linked to better scores on cognitive tests in children aged seven to 12.

Being fit in older age supports brain regions that help you reach for right words

Autism symptoms may be milder in young girls, leading to underdiagnosis, and may explain why the condition has been thought of as less common among girls

New research suggests that multiple sclerosis may quietly begin affecting the body up to 15 years before the first obvious neurological symptoms appear

People with high autistic traits differ from their neurotypical peers in what they find attractive in human faces

Obesity before pregnancy, not just during, may shape a child’s brain and raise the risk of autism spectrum disorder, suggests a new study using a mouse model

A study shows that the brain’s body map remains intact after amputation

'Anti-reward' brain network in cocaine addiction

A new brain prosthetic allows people to communicate by simply thinking what they want to say

Financial instability during pregnancy appears to influence infant brain development

Amygdala enlargement linked to future onset of depression

New evidence that use of acetaminophen (Tylenol or paracetamol) during pregnancy may be linked to increased risk of autism and ADHD in offspring, from study of more than 100,000

Brain cells learn faster than machine learning, new research reveals

New findings suggest that parental exposure to certain workplace chemicals during key fetal development periods may influence not just autism likelihood, but also severity and functioning outcomes for children with autism

Comparative evaluation of certain biomarkers emphasizing abnormal GABA inhibitory effect and glutamate excitotoxicity in autism spectrum disorders

Traumatic stress alters neural reactivity to visual stimulation

Research tracked patients from 2014 to 2021 and found men with dementia were 24% more likely to die during the follow-up period compared with women, even after the researchers accounted for differences in age, medical conditions and access to healthcare resources.

Scientists have found that when the stomach and brain are synced too strongly, it may signal worse mental health, linking anxiety, depression, and stress to an overactive gut-brain connection

Researchers integrate neural tissues, rudimentary blood vessels to create 'whole-brain' organoid that connects multiple brain regions, shows early neural activity…

Researchers Creates Model for Understanding How the Brain’s Decision-Making is Impacted in Psychiatric Disorders

Brain cells follow an internal rhythm during memory formation and recall, researchers find

Neuroscientific research showed that religious experiences arise from the brain’s social, emotional, and reward circuits— Frontiers

Early Locus Coeruleus noradrenergic axon loss drives olfactory dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease

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