A new brain model explored bursts of human brain activity never before studied. The bursts may serve as potential biomarkers for depression, dementia, schizophrenia, and ADHD. #neuroscience #science neurosciencenews.com/brain-events-n…

1% of patients registered in a health initiative carry at least one rare gene variant linked to an increased risk of a neuropsychiatric disorder such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. #genetics #psychology #neuroscience #science neurosciencenews.com/gentics-neurop…

“The Effects of Walnuts and Academic Stress on Mental Health, General Well-Being and the Gut Microbiota in a Sample of University Students: A Randomised Clinical Trial” by Mauritz F. Herselman et al. Nutrients mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/2…

New Project Aims to Map Cellular Variation in the Healthy Human Brain Researchers aim to create a new brain atlas of variation in human brain cells. #neuroscience #science neurosciencenews.com/cellular-brain…

ADHD is such a fun game of waking up daily and wondering if you’ll get a week’s worth of work done or set yourself back by a month

This ... 100% this! FOR EVERYTHING! If I don't do it 0.2 seconds after you've asked, it's prob not getting done until crunch time 😅

Examining Children’s and Adults’ Reasoning About the Nature of Villains Both children and adults are more likely to consider villains as having inwardly good qualities than heroes having inwardly bad qualities. #psychology #neuroscience #science neurosciencenews.com/villain-nature…

Study Traces Shared and Unique Cellular Hallmarks Found in 6 Neurodegenerative Diseases Multiple neurodegenerative disorders harbor similar fundamental dysfunctional cellular processes. #neuroscience #science neurosciencenews.com/cellular-proce…

New Sensor Uses MRI to Detect Light Deep in the Brain Researchers have developed a new specialized MRI sensor that detects light deep within brain tissue. #neuroscience #science neurosciencenews.com/mri-light-sens…

Sleep deprivation doesn't just alter brain activity, it also changes the connection between neurons. Both changes have a significant effect on working memory and cognitive performance. #sleep #cognition #neuroscience #science neurosciencenews.com/sleep-deprivat…

Video Game Playing Causes No Harm to Young Children’s Cognitive Abilities Regardless of the game type or length of time a child plays a video game, there is no correlation with a decline in cognitive ability, a new study reports. #neuroscience #science neurosciencenews.com/cognition-vide…

Putting the Brake on Risky Behaviors The findings could lead to new therapies for addiction and other disorders associated with high-risk reward-seeking behaviors. #neuroscience #science neurosciencenews.com/thalamus-risk-…

“An opioid-gated thalamoaccumbal circuit for the suppression of reward seeking in mice” by James Otis et al. Nature Communications nature.com/articles/s4146…

Sleeping Deeply to Remember Better: Deep Sleep Could Reduce Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Deep sleep, also known as non-REM slow-wave sleep, may help reduce memory loss in older adults facing a heightened burden of Alzheimer’s disease. The research indicates that superior amounts

Unique Omega-3 Fatty Acid Lipid Could Revolutionize Our Understanding of Brain Development and Aging Researchers discover a protein that regulates brain cells responsible for myelin sheaths and could help reduce damage from aging. Omega-3 lipids play a crucial role in brain

Interactive Art Exhibitions Can Improve Mood and Reduce Anxiety Can viewing art online improve our mood? A study by an international research team found that just a few minutes of interacting with an online art exhibition led to significant improvements in mood and anxiety.

Disappointment fuels motivation? Researchers discovered dopamine rises after setbacks, suggesting a fresh angle on how our brains deal with disappointment. Could reshape our understanding of motivation & mental health treatments. neurosciencenews.com/dopamine-dissa… #neuroscience 1/2

Recent research suggests that a dose of laughter might just be the best medicine! A comprehensive analysis reveals that humor therapy could lessen symptoms of depression and anxiety. neurosciencenews.com/humor-therapy-… #psychology 1/2

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