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The Harvard Gazette: Schizophrenia … Quote: “As he got to know more patients, the romantic view that first captivated him gave way to an understanding that the delusions of schizophrenia are more terrifying than mind-expanding, but his interest only increased. “People with schizophrenia have enormous creative abilities,” Freedman says. “I admire them for what they struggle against when the world around them is threatening and they just keep plugging away.””

Posted on May 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Reconsidering the Causes of Schizophrenia Discovering a sensory quirk in patients sent Robert Freedman on a decades-long quest for genetic and biological clues Spring 2026 by Molly McDonough  4 minute read  Profile Robert Freedman Photo: Timothy Archibald Robert Freedman, MD ’72, … Continue reading →

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Fortune: “Automating Drug Discopvery” and Big Pharma

Posted on May 27, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Exclusive: Perceptic, a startup automating drug discovery end-to-end for Big Pharma, emerges from stealth with $12 million in seed funding By  Jeremy Kahn Editor, AI May 26, 2026, 9:00 AM ET Add us on Former Palantir executives Tilman Flock (left), … Continue reading →

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The Harvard Gazette: Stress and the Gut

Posted on May 26, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Nation & World Arts & Culture Work & Economy Menu Search Life | Work Wondering Research at risk Harvard Reads Events Health When stress is a punch to the gut Jacqueline Mitchell BIDMC Communications May 19, 2026 3 min read New … Continue reading →

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Do you endlessly scroll … this is a must read

Posted on May 26, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Why Your Brain Can’t Stop Scrolling — And What It’s Doing to Your Focus, Sleep, and Motivation 4 min read Is your brain working against you? Take a short quiz to see if dopamine dysregulation could be the reason — … Continue reading →

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The Conversation: Losing weight : An obesity doctor gives some insight

Posted on May 26, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

How does your body lose weight? An obesity doctor explains why one size doesn’t fit all in weight loss Published: May 22, 2026 1.43pm BST Share article Print article For decades, people have been told that their weight problems can be … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: The ventral premotor cortex acts as an abstract mental typewriter, storing and recombining discrete action symbols to drive compositional generalization and creative problem-solving. Credit: Neuroscience News. Comment: (post TBI, frontal lobal damage ex contrecoup, aphasia inter alia other outcomes applies. Also defined by the word Broca) – Quote “Mechanistically decoding how symbols are assembled provides a framework to dramatically improve BCIs, allowing devices to translate neural intent into fluent speech or physical action. The paradigm also offers diagnostic pathways for action-planning disorders like constructional apraxia and psychiatric conditions like schizophrenia.”

Posted on May 25, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

The ventral premotor cortex acts as an abstract mental typewriter, storing and recombining discrete action symbols to drive compositional generalization and creative problem-solving. Credit: Neuroscience News Brain Region Discovered for Abstract Thought Neuroscience ·May 23, 2026 Summary: Researchers discovered the first … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Schizophrenia. Maybe some hope with this awful diagnosis, so often, casting people into criminal acts or lives of disarray

Posted on May 22, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Schizophrenia Risk Gene Linked to Hyper-Excitable Neurons FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology ·May 20, 2026 Summary: A precision functional genomics study successfully mapped the biological timing and cellular consequences of a major schizophrenia-associated gene. The research investigates ZNF804A, the very first risk gene identified from … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Brain Rewores to Stabilize Walking During Visual Impairment

Posted on May 19, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

Functional neuroimaging demonstrates that the brain adapts to degraded visual navigation inputs by rigidly activating primary motor areas and explicitly amplifying the functional connection between executive cognitive control and physical motor execution centers. Credit: Neuroscience News Brain Rewires to Stabilize … Continue reading →

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Neuroscience News: Combining Cannabis and Tobacco Triples Psychosis Risk

Posted on May 19, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

The study highlights that combining tobacco and cannabis triggers a synergistic effect in the brain, increasing the biological absorption of psychoactive THC and significantly accelerating the long-term transition into full psychotic disorders. Credit: Neuroscience News Combining Cannabis and Tobacco Triples … Continue reading →

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The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT: The rules neurons follow to make sense of what we see. Comment: Fascinated. TBI, personally vision impacted, but nearest to acknowledgement was from Professor Lorraine Cassidy. TThe Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT: The rules neurons follow to make sense of what we see. Comment: Fascinated. TBI, personally vision impacted, but nearest to acknowledgement was from Professor Lorraine Cassidy. Professor Trinity College Dublin.

Posted on May 17, 2026 by michelleclarke2015

News All In the media Newsletter e-Newsletter May 14, 2026 Research Findings The rules neurons follow to make sense of what we see Brain cells take in many signals through thousands of circuit connections. A new study in mice discerns … Continue reading →

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