Summary: When an admired artist is embroiled in scandal, how does the mind preserve its past love for their work? A study from the University of South Florida, published in…
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Dietary Lecithin Linked to Lower Cognitive Impairment
Summary: A cross-sectional epidemiological and targeted lipidomics study of 1,917 community-dwelling older adults reveals that higher dietary intake of lecithin, a major source of phosphatidylcholine, is significantly associated with a…
Nearly Half of Distressed Adults Use AI for Therapy
Summary: A survey study led by researchers at Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona reveals that almost one in three Israeli adults using general-purpose generative AI tools rely on platforms like…
Finding the Brain’s Mood Switch in Bipolar Disorder
Summary: A multi-institutional consortium led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute, Stanford University, and Johns Hopkins University has received a $4.5…
Brain Stimulation Stops Sexual Objectification
Summary: A neurocognitive study from the University of Exeter reveals that non-invasive brain stimulation can temporarily eliminate a perceptual signature linked to the sexual objectification of women. Using transcranial direct…
Daily Exercise Weakens the Grip of Genetic Risk for Depression
Summary: A nationwide genomic and wearable tracking study led by Kansas State University reveals that daily physical activity significantly attenuates the impact of high genetic susceptibility to major depressive disorder.…
Psilocybin Replaces Lost Synapses in Depressed Brains
Summary: A neuroimaging and genetic investigation led by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, reveals precisely how psilocybin restructures neural connectivity in living brains. Publishing in Nature Neuroscience,…
Neural Chip Powers Adaptive DBS for Depression
Summary: Engineers at EPFL’s Integrated Neurotechnologies Lab have developed LogSync, an ultra-low-power, implantable system-on-chip designed to transform deep brain stimulation (DBS) for severe psychiatric conditions like treatment-resistant depression and PTSD.…
