Estrogen Exposure Shields the Aging Brain

Summary: A longitudinal neuroimaging investigation published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, demonstrates that longer lifetime estrogen exposure and hormonal therapy use are strongly tied…

Omega-3 DHA Eases Autism Behaviors by Calming Inflammation

Summary: A preclinical study from Chongqing Medical University and Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center demonstrates that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a crucial omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, alleviates autism-like behavioral deficits…

Neuromorphic Chip Decodes Brain’s Emotion Waves

Summary: Engineers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have engineered an ultra-efficient, brain-inspired computing framework that decodes emotional states from raw electroencephalography (EEG) signals with microsecond latency and microjoule energy…

The Dark Side of Bonding With AI Companions

Summary: A mixed-methods psychological investigation published in Psychology & Marketing reveals the profound emotional vulnerabilities experienced by people who form intimate bonds with artificial intelligence companions. Led by researchers from…

Single-Dose Psilocybin Lacks Lasting Behavioral Effects

Summary: A coordinated multi-laboratory investigation published in Nature Neuroscience challenges widespread assumptions regarding the enduring behavioral benefits of psychedelic compounds in animal models. Neuroscientists across five independent laboratories at UC…

Autism Alters Feedback Evaluation, Not Raw Perception

Summary: A neurocognitive electroencephalography (EEG) study led by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals that autistic and non-autistic adults achieve identical perceptual accuracy on auditory tasks, but diverge…

How Your Brain Saves Nostalgia From Scandals

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…

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…

Unreliable Labels Still Bias Decisions

Summary: A cognitive psychology study examining how individuals evaluate source trustworthiness reveals that people struggle to discard uninformative data, even when its unreliability is explicitly stated. In multi-source decision-making experiments…

Why Some People Love Hugs While Others Hate Them

Summary: A massive psychological survey of over 15,000 UK adults published in PLOS One reveals that nearly 70% of people remember hugs primarily for their comfort, emotional support, and sense…