Summary: Déjà vu—the eerie feeling that a new moment has happened before—has puzzled scientists and philosophers for centuries. Neuroscientists now believe it’s a normal brain glitch tied to how memory…
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Misophonia Might Be a Brain Regulation Disorder
Summary: A new study shows that misophonia, strong negative reactions to certain sounds, is closely linked to cognitive and emotional inflexibility. Participants with high misophonia severity struggled to shift between…
How Growing Up Changes the Way We Hear, and Feel, Music
Summary: Our music preferences evolve across life — from youthful exploration to nostalgic reflection. A large-scale analysis of 40,000 users’ streaming data over 15 years revealed that young listeners engage…
Amazon is overhauling its devices to take on Apple in the AI era
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When Amazon.com Inc. recruited longtime Microsoft Corp. product chief Panos Panay in 2023 to run its devices division, his new colleagues thought the e-commerce giant was…
AI in an ‘industrial bubble’ but will benefit society: Bezos
Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos has invested in the American generative AI start-up Perplexity. Artificial intelligence technology is in an “industrial bubble,” Amazon founder Jeff Bezos told a tech conference in…
Swiss solar furnaces recycling watchmakers’ waste metal
Panatere metallurgical engineer Jean-Francois Dionne, wearing a thermal protective suit, shows an aluminum ingot. A Swiss company inaugurated two solar furnaces on Friday in a watchmaking city, aimed at melting…
Sugar Chains in the Brain: New Pathway Behind Depression Found
Summary: Scientists have discovered that depression can be driven by abnormal sugar modifications on proteins in the brain, offering a new molecular pathway for understanding the disorder. Chronic stress was…
Motherhood Flips Brain Switch That Triggers Aggression
Summary: Researchers discovered that female mice gain access to aggression after giving birth through a brain circuit usually dormant in non-pregnant females. The same neurons drive aggression in males but…
When Mom Struggles to Bond, Babies Sleep Worse
Summary: A large Finnish study has found that mothers who struggle to bond with their infants are more likely to have children with sleep problems that persist into toddlerhood. Difficulties…
