Summary: A U.S. national study highlights the amplified trauma experienced by students victimized due to bias, such as ethnicity or sexuality. The study analyzed responses from over 2,200 bullied students…
Category: Neuroscience
How Anesthesia Blocks Consciousness – Neuroscience News
Summary: A new study reveals insights into how general anesthesia affects consciousness and sensory perception. Using animal models, researchers found that while propofol anesthesia allows sensory information to reach the…
Time-Traveling Minds: Decoding History Through Tech
Summary: Modern computing methods like text mining, face detection, and melodic extraction are allowing cognitive scientists to analyze historical cultural artifacts at scale, uncovering psychological data of past societies. By…
Heart Health Linked to Slower Aging
Summary: Optimal cardiovascular health may slow biological aging, potentially staving off age-related diseases and extending lifespan. Using the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 checklist against phenotypic age—a measure based…
Depression and Negative Mental States Affect Heart Health
Summary: Emerging research underscores the profound connection between mental health and heart disease, with depression and anxiety hastening the onset of cardiovascular risk factors. Findings from two preliminary studies suggest…
Promising Targets Discovered for Rare Brain Disorder PSP
Summary: Researchers have identified new therapeutic targets for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), an incurable brain disorder with symptoms mimicking Parkinson’s and dementia. The study focused on RNA sequencing from brain…
Men Hesitate More Than Women to Share Negative News
Summary: Men are less likely than women to share negative information, while both genders share positive news similarly. The research suggests that men’s concern about perception leads to selective self-promotion.…
New Gene Link to Treatment-Resistant Depression
Summary: Researchers discovered a gene, LHPP, that interacts with stress and plays a pivotal role in treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) using an animal model. This groundbreaking study underscores the…
Color Concepts: How Bilingualism Influences Color Perception
Summary: Researchers discovered that the way we perceive and describe colors is influenced by the languages we speak. In a study with the Tsimane’ society from the Bolivian Amazon, bilingual…
Sleepless Nights: The Brain’s Surprising Reaction to All-Nighters
Summary: unveiled the science behind the buoyant mood many feel after acute sleep deprivation, like pulling an all-nighter. The study in mice showed that not only does dopamine release rise…
