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Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:44:51 +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/apoe-e4-dementia-lifestyle-limits-30827/ https://neurosciencenews.com/apoe-e4-dementia-lifestyle-limits-30827/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:44:48 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117440 A new study demonstrates that the protective benefits of lifestyle habits depend heavily on a person's exact genetic profile.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/apoe-e4-dementia-lifestyle-limits-30827/feed/ 0 117440 https://neurosciencenews.com/flu-drugs-hiv-cognitive-decline-30826/ https://neurosciencenews.com/flu-drugs-hiv-cognitive-decline-30826/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:17:01 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117436 Can repurposing common influenza medications stop the clock on chronic viral brain aging and memory loss? A translational neuro-immunology study identifies a novel biological mechanism linking glycan sugar degradation to cognitive decline in people living with HIV.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/flu-drugs-hiv-cognitive-decline-30826/feed/ 0 117436 https://neurosciencenews.com/epilepsy-ai-eeg-waveform-30823/ https://neurosciencenews.com/epilepsy-ai-eeg-waveform-30823/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:47:30 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117431 A new study demonstrates that machine learning can accurately identify genetic epilepsy markers entirely from baseline brain waves.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/epilepsy-ai-eeg-waveform-30823/feed/ 0 117431 https://neurosciencenews.com/neuromorphic-electronics-biocompatible-computing-30822/ https://neurosciencenews.com/neuromorphic-electronics-biocompatible-computing-30822/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:06:07 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117427 A new study outlines how rigid silicon architectures are shifting toward soft, brain-inspired electronics that mechanically conform to biological tissues.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/neuromorphic-electronics-biocompatible-computing-30822/feed/ 0 117427 https://neurosciencenews.com/true-multitasking-brain-rewiring-30821/ https://neurosciencenews.com/true-multitasking-brain-rewiring-30821/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:27:42 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117423 A new study reveals how the human brain rewires itself to automate complex skills.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/true-multitasking-brain-rewiring-30821/feed/ 0 117423 https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-axon-segment-reversal-30820/ https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-axon-segment-reversal-30820/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:48:52 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117419 A new study demonstrates that structural autism deficits are entirely reversible through circuit-specific interventions.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-axon-segment-reversal-30820/feed/ 0 117419 https://neurosciencenews.com/cannabis-dopamine-iron-deficit-30819/ https://neurosciencenews.com/cannabis-dopamine-iron-deficit-30819/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:24:38 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117415 A new study demonstrates that adolescent cannabis use is associated with structural changes in brain regions governing reward processing.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/cannabis-dopamine-iron-deficit-30819/feed/ 0 117415 https://neurosciencenews.com/irregular-sleep-memory-learning-30818/ https://neurosciencenews.com/irregular-sleep-memory-learning-30818/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:16:32 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117411 A new study reveals that irregular sleep patterns lower receptive vocabulary and visuospatial memory scores in preschool children.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/irregular-sleep-memory-learning-30818/feed/ 0 117411 https://neurosciencenews.com/cannabis-tobacco-cognition-psychosis-30717/ https://neurosciencenews.com/cannabis-tobacco-cognition-psychosis-30717/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:42:13 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117406 Among youth at clinical high risk for psychosis, cannabis and tobacco co-use is associated with significantly lower cognitive performance compared to healthy controls.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/cannabis-tobacco-cognition-psychosis-30717/feed/ 0 117406 https://neurosciencenews.com/habenula-disappointment-meter-neurons-30816/ https://neurosciencenews.com/habenula-disappointment-meter-neurons-30816/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:47:38 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117401 Can recording a single group of deep-brain cells tell scientists exactly how let down you feel? A new study identifies a group of neurons within the lateral habenula that function as a biological "disappointment meter."]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/habenula-disappointment-meter-neurons-30816/feed/ 0 117401 https://neurosciencenews.com/octopus-mirror-spatial-cognition-30815/ https://neurosciencenews.com/octopus-mirror-spatial-cognition-30815/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:22:40 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117396 Octopuses can utilize mirrors to navigate and locate objects outside their direct line of sight.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/octopus-mirror-spatial-cognition-30815/feed/ 0 117396 https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-decision-sandwich-model-fallacy-30814/ https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-decision-sandwich-model-fallacy-30814/#respond Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:03:25 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117390 A new study rejects the traditional "sandwich model" which defines decision-making as a discrete cognitive step between perception and action.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-decision-sandwich-model-fallacy-30814/feed/ 0 117390