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The Harvard Gazette: To Live Longer, and Better

To Live Longer, and Better New research reveals clues about length and quality of life By  Iris Jeffries January 30, 2026 SHARE The human desire to live both longer and better has exploded into a cultural obsession. The global wellness … Continue reading

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EL PAIS: Memory is not exclusive to the brain: Non-neural cells also remember

Select: subscribeLOG IN Science Silicon ValleyYoutubeGoogleLatest News Neuroscience Memory is not exclusive to the brain: Non-neural cells also remember For the first time, a new study has observed the complex spacing effect in modified kidney cells Javier Yanes JAN 03, 2025 … Continue reading

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New Atlas: When smell is lost …. Comment: Lost sense of smell when I sustained TBI

Medical Innovations When smell is lost, our sense of touch may replace it By Chelsea Haney January 12, 2026 If we lose one sense maybe we can retrain other sensory pathways to pick up the lost information? Depositphotos View 1 Images … Continue reading

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Scientific American: A new study in macaques identifies a brain circuit that acts like a “brake” on motivation

or 90 days January 9, 2026 2 min readAdd Us On Google Why Your Brain Puts Off Doing Unpleasant Tasks A new study in macaques identifies a brain circuit that acts like a “brake” on motivation By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron … Continue reading

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Neuroscience News: AI Brain Model Shows How Neurons Learn, and Where They Fail

But the model also presented the researchers with a group of neurons—about 20 percent—whose activity appeared highly predictive of error. Credit: Neuroscience News AI Brain Model Shows How Neurons Learn, and Where They Fail FeaturedNeuroscience ·December 29, 2025 Summary: A biologically … Continue reading

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The findings showed that oxytocin specifically reduces both the subjective feeling of fear and its corresponding neural signature in social contexts, but not in non-social ones. Credit: Neuroscience News. AI to rescue “To overcome this, they developed an advanced AI-inspired brain model that can precisely track the conscious experience of fear in these dynamic, naturalistic situations.”

The findings showed that oxytocin specifically reduces both the subjective feeling of fear and its corresponding neural signature in social contexts, but not in non-social ones. Credit: Neuroscience News AI Brain Model Reveals How Fear Works in Real Life FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology … Continue reading

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Science News: Disscovery of first gene to directly cause mental illness

Your source for the latest research news New! Sign up for our free email newsletter. Science News from research organizations Scientists discover first gene proven to directly cause mental illness Date:December 2, 2025 Source:Universität Leipzig Summary:Scientists have discovered that a single gene, … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Your brain makes drastic changes at these five points in life

Your brain makes drastic changes at these five points in life By Michael Franco November 25, 2025 By observing MRI scans from nearly 4,000 people of all ages, Cambridge researchers uncovered the five epochs of human brain development Depositphotos View 1 … Continue reading

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New Atlas: Speech-restoring brain chip gets FDA approval for human trial

Show Search Medical Devices Speech-restoring brain chip gets FDA approval for human trial By Bronwyn Thompson November 21, 2025 The trial will investigate the Paradromics BCI for speech restoration Paradromics View 1 Images US brain-computer-interface startup Paradromics is quickly establishing itself … Continue reading

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New Scientist: Hitler and DNA …

Analysing Hitler’s DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing useful To understand Adolf Hitler, we need to look at his personal life and the wider societal and historical context – analysing his DNA for a TV gimmick tells us … Continue reading

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