AI helps explain how covert attention works and uncovers new neuron types

by Sonia Fernandez,University of California - Santa BarbaraShifting focus on a visual scene without moving our eyes—think driving, or reading a room for the reaction to your joke—is a behavior known a

Updated on: January 23,2026

AI helps explain how covert attention works and uncovers new neuron types

by Sonia Fernandez,University of California - Santa BarbaraShifting focus on a visual scene without moving our eyes—think driving, or reading a room for the reaction to your joke—is a behavior known a

Updated on:January 23,2026

Gazing into the mind's eye with mice: How neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly

by Bilal Haider,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite the nursery rhyme about three blind mice,mouse eyesight is surprisingly sensitive. Studying how mice see has helped researchers

Updated on: February 13,2026

Gazing into the mind's eye with mice: How neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly

by Bilal Haider,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDespite the nursery rhyme about three blind mice,mouse eyesight is surprisingly sensitive. Studying how mice see has helped researchers

Updated on:February 13,2026

Alzheimer's disease more prevalent in older people than previously thought

byKing's College LondonPlasma pTau217 concentrations in different age groups. Credit:Nature(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09841-yNew research, published inNature, has provided the first ever popu

Updated on: January 06,2026

Alzheimer's disease more prevalent in older people than previously thought

byKing's College LondonPlasma pTau217 concentrations in different age groups. Credit:Nature(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09841-yNew research, published inNature, has provided the first ever popu

Updated on:January 06,2026

A newly discovered neural pathway links emotional stimuli to wakefulness

byUniversity of TsukubaOptogenetic activation of glutamatergic DpMe neurons induces rapid transitions from NREM sleep to wakefulness. Credit:The Journal of Neuroscience(2025). DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1

Updated on: January 22,2026

A newly discovered neural pathway links emotional stimuli to wakefulness

byUniversity of TsukubaOptogenetic activation of glutamatergic DpMe neurons induces rapid transitions from NREM sleep to wakefulness. Credit:The Journal of Neuroscience(2025). DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1

Updated on:January 22,2026

Traumatic brain injuries in older adults linked to increased risk of dementia

byCanadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTraumatic brain injuries (TBI) in older adults are associated with new cases of dementia, use of home care services, and admissio

Updated on: February 05,2026

Traumatic brain injuries in older adults linked to increased risk of dementia

byCanadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTraumatic brain injuries (TBI) in older adults are associated with new cases of dementia, use of home care services, and admissio

Updated on:February 05,2026

When neural spikes break time's symmetry: Linking the information-theoretic cost of brain activity to behavior

byKyoto UniversityIllustration of brain activity differences between mice with higher and lower task performance. Credit: Robin HoshinoWhat if we could peer into the brain and watch how it organizes i

Updated on: March 11,2026

When neural spikes break time's symmetry: Linking the information-theoretic cost of brain activity to behavior

byKyoto UniversityIllustration of brain activity differences between mice with higher and lower task performance. Credit: Robin HoshinoWhat if we could peer into the brain and watch how it organizes i

Updated on:March 11,2026

Just 3,000 steps a day linked to lower Alzheimer's risk in older adults

by Eef Hogervorst,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests that even low levels of physical activity could protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease—but not in the w

Updated on: January 11,2026

Just 3,000 steps a day linked to lower Alzheimer's risk in older adults

by Eef Hogervorst,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA new study suggests that even low levels of physical activity could protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease—but not in the w

Updated on:January 11,2026

Q&A: New tech helps Parkinson's patients who have trouble walking

by Melinda Krigel,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new way to improve walking for patients with Parkinson's

Updated on: January 21,2026

Q&A: New tech helps Parkinson's patients who have trouble walking

by Melinda Krigel,University of California, San FranciscoCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at UC San Francisco have developed a new way to improve walking for patients with Parkinson's

Updated on:January 21,2026

Autism-related genes may shape early brain development via the extracellular matrix

by Wendy Davidson,University of AberdeenCell-cell communication mediated by matrisome. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64381-3A team of researchers from the University of A

Updated on: January 25,2026

Autism-related genes may shape early brain development via the extracellular matrix

by Wendy Davidson,University of AberdeenCell-cell communication mediated by matrisome. Credit:Nature Communications(2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-64381-3A team of researchers from the University of A

Updated on:January 25,2026

New ALS diagnostic blood test boasts 97% accuracy

by Brain Chemistry LabsDr. Rachael Dunlop using qPCR to sequence miRNA for an ALS blood test at the Brain Chemistry Labs in Jackson Hole. Credit: Paul Alan CoxALS is a debilitating paralytic disease c

Updated on: December 28,2025

New ALS diagnostic blood test boasts 97% accuracy

by Brain Chemistry LabsDr. Rachael Dunlop using qPCR to sequence miRNA for an ALS blood test at the Brain Chemistry Labs in Jackson Hole. Credit: Paul Alan CoxALS is a debilitating paralytic disease c

Updated on:December 28,2025

Seeing double: Visual anagrams that rotate open doors for brain research

Updated on: October 30,2025

Seeing double: Visual anagrams that rotate open doors for brain research

Updated on:October 30,2025

New research finds dietary intervention of peanuts improves brain vascular function and memory

Updated on: December 11,2025

New research finds dietary intervention of peanuts improves brain vascular function and memory

Updated on:December 11,2025