https://neurosciencenews.com/neuroscience-topics/featured/ NeuroscienceNews.com provides breaking news from the cutting edge of neuroscience. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:52:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 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/brain-stimulation-objectification-32344/ https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-stimulation-objectification-32344/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:51:59 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119609 Sexualized images of women are often processed visually like objects rather than people. A new study shows that 10 minutes of non-invasive brain stimulation restores holistic human recognition, temporarily erasing this objectification bias.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-stimulation-objectification-32344/feed/ 0 119609 https://neurosciencenews.com/social-experience-memory-learning-32343/ https://neurosciencenews.com/social-experience-memory-learning-32343/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:26:13 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119605 How does watching someone else get hurt teach us to avoid danger? Researchers at the Social Brain Lab discovered that hippocampal place cells link spatial coordinates to another individual's emotional distress, consolidating the memory during rest and shedding light on vicarious PTSD.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/social-experience-memory-learning-32343/feed/ 0 119605 https://neurosciencenews.com/adaption-autism-neuroscience-32342/ https://neurosciencenews.com/adaption-autism-neuroscience-32342/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:26:01 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119600 Autistic individuals show dampened brain responses to negative feedback and confidence, explaining cognitive adaptation challenges.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/adaption-autism-neuroscience-32342/feed/ 0 119600 https://neurosciencenews.com/cocktail-party-effect-why-emotion-cuts-through-noise/ https://neurosciencenews.com/cocktail-party-effect-why-emotion-cuts-through-noise/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:04:46 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119596 How does your brain pick out one voice in a crowded room? A new study reveals that emotional relevance amplifies neural speech tracking, while fragmented topic changes force the brain to work harder and longer to decode meaning.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/cocktail-party-effect-why-emotion-cuts-through-noise/feed/ 0 119596 https://neurosciencenews.com/daily-exercise-genetics-depression-32340/ https://neurosciencenews.com/daily-exercise-genetics-depression-32340/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:26:09 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119592 Can daily movement offset your DNA? A nationwide study of NIH All of Us data published in Nature Mental Health reveals that higher daily steps and moderate-to-vigorous exercise significantly reduce depression severity in people with high genetic risk.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/daily-exercise-genetics-depression-32340/feed/ 0 119592 https://neurosciencenews.com/amyloid-fibrils-genetics-sperm-cells-neuroscience-32339/ https://neurosciencenews.com/amyloid-fibrils-genetics-sperm-cells-neuroscience-32339/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:08:26 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119588 Amyloid proteins are infamous for driving Alzheimer's disease, but neuroscientists discovered they play a vital role in reproduction. In semen, amyloid fibrils act as natural escorts that bind, protect, and deliver epigenetic RNA directly into sperm cells.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/amyloid-fibrils-genetics-sperm-cells-neuroscience-32339/feed/ 0 119588 https://neurosciencenews.com/psilocybin-depression-synapses-32338/ https://neurosciencenews.com/psilocybin-depression-synapses-32338/#respond Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:29:46 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119583 Does healing the brain with psychedelics require a "trip"? A new study shows psilocybin drives synaptic plasticity through Layer 5 pyramidal neurons independently of hallucinogenic signaling, opening the door to non-hallucinogenic depression therapeutics.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/psilocybin-depression-synapses-32338/feed/ 0 119583 https://neurosciencenews.com/dbs-depression-neurotech-32338/ https://neurosciencenews.com/dbs-depression-neurotech-32338/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:30:49 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119579 Treating psychiatric illnesses with deep brain stimulation requires tracking multi-region brain networks. EPFL researchers developed LogSync, an ultra-low-power system-on-chip operating under 200 microwatts that decodes oscillatory synchrony to deliver real-time, responsive neuromodulation.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/dbs-depression-neurotech-32338/feed/ 0 119579 https://neurosciencenews.com/genetic-blueprint-personality-32337/ https://neurosciencenews.com/genetic-blueprint-personality-32337/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:55:34 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119574 There is no single gene for being outgoing or anxious. A landmark Nature study of more than one million people identifies 1,260 genetic variants shaping the Big Five personality traits, showing that thousands of tiny DNA differences combine with environmental life experiences to mold human character.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/genetic-blueprint-personality-32337/feed/ 0 119574 https://neurosciencenews.com/ultra-processed-reward-circuits-neurodevelopment-32336/ https://neurosciencenews.com/ultra-processed-reward-circuits-neurodevelopment-32336/#respond Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:13:38 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119570 Ultra-processed foods may condition developing brains to overeat. A longitudinal fMRI study in JAMA Network Open shows that high UPF intake sensitizes children's dorsal striatum to appetizing food images, directly driving body fat and BMI increases one year later.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/ultra-processed-reward-circuits-neurodevelopment-32336/feed/ 0 119570 https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-math-fractions-31334/ https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-math-fractions-31334/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:56:25 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119566 How does the human brain process abstract mathematical values? Brain scans from the INSERM-CEA Cognitive Neuroimaging Unit reveal a continuous spatial map in the intraparietal sulcus that plots fractions and whole integers along a single mental number line.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-math-fractions-31334/feed/ 0 119566 https://neurosciencenews.com/non-drug-breakthrough-for-postpartum-depression/ https://neurosciencenews.com/non-drug-breakthrough-for-postpartum-depression/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:04:25 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119562 A free, self-paced online program developed by CU Boulder and Mass General researchers reduces postpartum depression relapse by 26%. The nationwide trial of 500 expectant mothers in Lancet Public Health provides a proven digital alternative to medication for preventing maternal mental health crises.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/non-drug-breakthrough-for-postpartum-depression/feed/ 0 119562