The discovery of three Bronze Age tombs at Dromolaxia-Vyzakia has shed light on ancient trade routes connecting Cyprus with the Aegean, Anatolia, Egypt, and the Near East. Dromolaxia-Vyzakia/Hala Sultan Tekke…
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Shared Genetic Signatures Found Across Psychiatric Disorders
Summary: Researchers have uncovered shared biological mechanisms across major psychiatric disorders by analyzing postmortem brain samples from the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Instead of looking at gene expression broadly, they zoomed…
Why do our pupils dilate when we’re aroused? Anatomy experts explain
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain His gaze softens as he draws closer to you. With one hand around your waist and the other cradling your jaw, he pulls you in. You…
Is methylene blue really a brain booster? A pharmacologist explains the science
The internet is abuzz with tributes to a liquid chemical called methylene blue that is being sold as a health supplement. Over the past five or 10 years, methylene blue…
Brain connections at 3 months predict infant emotional development
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ways to identify children at risk for future…
Eating healthier can protect aging brain
It’s never too late to start eating right as a means of protecting your brain health, a new study says. People who improved their healthy eating in middle-age had a…
Dolphin mosaic discovery is part of an expansive Roman villa complex
Archaeologists from OÖ Landes-Kultur GmbH and the University of Salzburg have uncovered an expansive Roman villa complex on Reinberg hill in Thalheim bei Wels, Austria. The villa overlooked the ancient…
Over 100 prehistoric structures found in Spanish cave
Archaeologists from the University of Alicante and the University of Zaragoza have discovered over 100 prehistoric structures within the Cova Dones cave system in Valencia, Span. The cave was first…
Dancing brainwaves—how sound reshapes your brain networks in real time
Network landscape: cross-frequency coupling during resting state (RS) and passive listening (PL). The figure shows the interaction between each of the two low-frequency 2.4 Hz auditory networks and all the…
