Memory Rewritten: Study Finds No Clear Line Between Episodic and Semantic Retrieval

Summary: A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information. The…

Brain Stimulation Method Can Evaluate Consciousness in Alzheimer’s Disease

Summary: A new study reports that a brain complexity measure, calculated by recording EEG signals after a magnetic stimulation pulse, is significantly reduced in people with Alzheimer’s disease. This method,…

Multilingualism Calculator Reveals True Language Strengths

Summary: A new study introduces a multilingualism calculator that quantifies how multilingual a person truly is, offering a clearer alternative to vague labels like “bilingual.” By combining age of acquisition…

Brain Blends Fast and Slow Signals to Shape Human Thought

Summary: Researchers mapped the brain connectivity of 960 individuals to uncover how fast and slow neural processes unite to support complex behavior. They found that intrinsic neural timescales—each region’s characteristic…

Immune Signal Ratio May Predict Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Summary: A long-term study has identified a potential biomarker that could help detect which patients are progressing toward more severe forms of multiple sclerosis. Researchers discovered that a high ratio…

Early Screen Time Linked to Long-Term Brain Changes, Teen Anxiety

Summary: New research following children for more than a decade links high screen exposure before age two to accelerated brain maturation, slower decision-making, and increased anxiety by adolescence. Infants with…

Missing Brain Receptor May Hold the Key to Autism

Summary: Autistic adults show reduced availability of a key glutamate receptor, mGlu5, across widespread brain regions. This difference supports the theory that an imbalance between excitatory and inhibitory signaling may…

Is Your Oral Bacteria Influencing Multiple Sclerosis?

Summary: High levels of the periodontal bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum may be associated with more severe disability in people with multiple sclerosis. Researchers analyzed tongue-coating samples and found that MS patients…

Stroke Weakens How the Brain Integrates Speech Sounds

Summary: A new study comparing stroke survivors with healthy adults reveals that post-stroke language disorders stem not from slower hearing but from weaker integration of speech sounds. While patients detected…

AI Brain Model Shows How Neurons Learn, and Where They Fail

Summary: A biologically grounded computational model built to mimic real neural circuits, not trained on animal data, learned a visual categorization task just as actual lab animals do, matching their…