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Sun, 31 May 2026 16:59:57 +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/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 https://neurosciencenews.com/glymphatic-brain-waste-clearance-30785/ https://neurosciencenews.com/glymphatic-brain-waste-clearance-30785/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 15:50:45 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117266 A new study leverages an elegant genetic engineering technique to track the exact routes metabolic debris uses to exit the central nervous system.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/glymphatic-brain-waste-clearance-30785/feed/ 0 117266 https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-mental-health-reddit-bond-paradox-30784/ https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-mental-health-reddit-bond-paradox-30784/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 21:32:24 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117262 Researchers analyzed over 4 million Reddit posts to demonstrate that while users embrace AI for emotional reassurance and behavioral coping, they view it strictly as a supplement to, not a replacement for, human therapy.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-mental-health-reddit-bond-paradox-30784/feed/ 0 117262 https://neurosciencenews.com/nanomesh-synergistic-glioblastoma-treatment-30783/ https://neurosciencenews.com/nanomesh-synergistic-glioblastoma-treatment-30783/#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 21:06:57 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117258 A new study details a localized "NanoMesh" implant that delivers three synergistic drugs directly to the site of glioblastoma tumors.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/nanomesh-synergistic-glioblastoma-treatment-30783/feed/ 1 117258