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Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:15:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://neurosciencenews.com/files/2020/08/cropped-Neuroscience-News-Site-Icon-512-comp-32x32.jpg https://neurosciencenews.com/neuroscience-topics/featured/ 32 32 66008408 https://neurosciencenews.com/pain-ai-platform-eeg-delta-waves-30793/ https://neurosciencenews.com/pain-ai-platform-eeg-delta-waves-30793/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:15:02 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117318 A new study introduces an artificial intelligence framework that analyzes EEG signals to objectively classify pain intensity.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/pain-ai-platform-eeg-delta-waves-30793/feed/ 0 117318 https://neurosciencenews.com/resolve-project-stem-cell-nerve-pain-30792/ https://neurosciencenews.com/resolve-project-stem-cell-nerve-pain-30792/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:48:27 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117314 A new project is investigating whether tiny stem-cell-derived particles can treat intractable neuropathic pain.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/resolve-project-stem-cell-nerve-pain-30792/feed/ 0 117314 https://neurosciencenews.com/neuropixels-opto-brain-probe-30791/ https://neurosciencenews.com/neuropixels-opto-brain-probe-30791/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:54:09 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117310 A new study introduces Neuropixels Opto, an ultra-thin silicon probe narrower than a human hair capable of simultaneously monitoring and manipulating hundreds of individual neurons deep within the brain.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/neuropixels-opto-brain-probe-30791/feed/ 0 117310 https://neurosciencenews.com/humanoid-robot-gaze-child-30790/ https://neurosciencenews.com/humanoid-robot-gaze-child-30790/#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 16:59:24 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117306 While children as young as 3 years old read intentions and preferences in a human's eyes, they do not recognize this nonverbal communication in a humanoid robot's gaze.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/humanoid-robot-gaze-child-30790/feed/ 0 117306 https://neurosciencenews.com/math-model-optimal-ambition-30789/ https://neurosciencenews.com/math-model-optimal-ambition-30789/#respond Sat, 30 May 2026 20:09:20 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117302 A new study leverages sequential search modeling to demonstrate that optimal human ambition rests squarely in the middle: strictly above average but strictly finite.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/math-model-optimal-ambition-30789/feed/ 0 117302 https://neurosciencenews.com/dopamine-stress-sexual-dysfunction-30788/ https://neurosciencenews.com/dopamine-stress-sexual-dysfunction-30788/#respond Sat, 30 May 2026 18:07:53 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117298 A new study leverages the Drosophila fruit fly model to isolate the exact molecular mechanisms connecting environmental stress to courtship suppression.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/dopamine-stress-sexual-dysfunction-30788/feed/ 0 117298 https://neurosciencenews.com/thalamus-oscillation-consciousness-30787/ https://neurosciencenews.com/thalamus-oscillation-consciousness-30787/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 20:53:41 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117290 By capturing these pristine intracranial signals, the study introduces an objective, measurable biomarker to optimize deep-brain therapies and revolutionize our clinical understanding of conscious states.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/thalamus-oscillation-consciousness-30787/feed/ 0 117290 https://neurosciencenews.com/homocysteine-fatigue-b12-folate-30786/ https://neurosciencenews.com/homocysteine-fatigue-b12-folate-30786/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 20:34:51 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117286 A new study evaluates approximately 600 healthy adult participants to demonstrate that a lack of folate (B9) and vitamin B12 is directly linked to chronic fatigue and motivation loss.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/homocysteine-fatigue-b12-folate-30786/feed/ 0 117286 https://neurosciencenews.com/life-metabolism-clptm1l-glioblastoma-30785/ https://neurosciencenews.com/life-metabolism-clptm1l-glioblastoma-30785/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 18:56:49 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117282 A new study identifies an endoplasmic reticulum-localized lipid scramblase called CLPTM1L as the primary master regulator behind lipid raft formation in glioblastoma.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/life-metabolism-clptm1l-glioblastoma-30785/feed/ 0 117282 https://neurosciencenews.com/neurobiology-focus-proactive-control-30784/ https://neurosciencenews.com/neurobiology-focus-proactive-control-30784/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 18:42:27 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117278 A new neurobiological framework reveals that the constant bombardment of digital notifications exploits our evolutionary dopamine pathways, making effortful focus increasingly difficult to sustain.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/neurobiology-focus-proactive-control-30784/feed/ 0 117278 https://neurosciencenews.com/hdac3-epigenetics-ptsd-anxiety-30783/ https://neurosciencenews.com/hdac3-epigenetics-ptsd-anxiety-30783/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 18:23:52 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117274 Can we permanently dismantle post-traumatic stress disorder by erasing the physical marks trauma leaves on our genes? Backed by a five-year, $3.2 million grant researchers are exploring the epigenetic architecture of the amygdala to decode how a single terrifying event creates a long-lasting "molecular memory".]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/hdac3-epigenetics-ptsd-anxiety-30783/feed/ 0 117274 https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-subtypes-brain-connectivity-30786/ https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-subtypes-brain-connectivity-30786/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 16:49:03 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117270 A new study leverages a multi-site database of over 1,900 fMRI scans to isolate at least two distinct subtypes of autism defined by their brain connectivity.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-subtypes-brain-connectivity-30786/feed/ 0 117270