MIT researchers have discovered a "universal signature" of anesthesia: whether using propofol, ketamine, or dexmedetomidine, all drugs trigger the same instability in brain activity

Silicon Chips on the Brain: Researchers Announce a New Generation of Brain-Computer Interface | Columbia Engineering

Aerobic exercise associated with structural brain changes and 15–20% improvement in memory performance

‘The brain needs to be used’: Pope Leo warns priests over use of AI for writing sermons

Study discovers how serotonin can be hijacked in the brain: a brain chemical named "acetylcholine", which rises and falls to signal important behavioral events…

Brain scans reveal a bipolar-like link to childhood trauma in some depressed patients

Psilocybin unlocks a specific biological signature in the brain linked to profound mystical states.Scientists found these measurable brain wave changes directly correspond to the intensity of a person’s psychedelic experience.

Pulsed High-Power Radio Energy Can Cause Harmful Effects on the Brain (2024)

Brain imaging study identifies distinct subtypes of adolescent sleep insufficiency linked to different patterns of brain activity.

Adults who become physically fitter over a few months experience a larger spike in BDNF, a brain boosting molecule, after a single workout

Childhood trauma is linked to different aging patterns in the midlife brain

Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer's proteins from brain cells (2016)

Drosophila Fly Brain Emulation

Researchers have found the human brain consumes roughly 20% of the body’s total energy, even though it accounts for only about 2% of body weight, This high energy demand is largely due to constant neural activity required for functions like thinking…

Is playing music good for the brain?

Facial expressions are controlled by several brain regions working together

What changes happen in the aging brain?

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

Undigested fruit sugar is linked to increased anxiety and inflammation: The research suggests that unabsorbed fructose alters the community of bacteria in the digestive tract, which then triggers immune responses that can affect the brain

Living Human Brain Cells Play Doom on a CL1

Enhanced brain cells clear away dementia-related proteins

Datasets for Reconstructing Visual Perception from Brain Data

Scientists train human brain cells on a microchip to play Doom

A single session of physical exercise can spawn a boost of neural activity in brain networks that underlie learning and memory

Computer run on human brain cells learned to play 'Doom'

A new study published in the Annals of Neurology is among the first to link sound sensitivity in people with chronic back pain to measurable changes in the brain - and to show those changes can improve with therapy.

Google's Android Automotive Is Moving From the Dashboard To the 'Brain' of the Car

Parental acceptance and trauma resilience are linked to faster brain development in 9-13 year olds.An analysis of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study data showed children accepted by their parents and more resilient to trauma tend to have an accelerated pace of cortical thinning.

Why we still reach for the biscuit tin, even when we’re full: brain activity study reveals that our brains continue to categorize food as rewarding even after we are full…

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

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