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Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:43:22 +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/neurosense-brain-injury-fluid-sensor-30804/ https://neurosciencenews.com/neurosense-brain-injury-fluid-sensor-30804/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:43:19 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117355 Researchers create a continuous monitoring platform engineered to protect brain-injury patients from severe drainage infections.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/neurosense-brain-injury-fluid-sensor-30804/feed/ 0 117355 https://neurosciencenews.com/subjective-age-discrepancy-insomnia-30803/ https://neurosciencenews.com/subjective-age-discrepancy-insomnia-30803/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:25:16 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117351 Adults who feel older than their chronological age report significantly worse sleep outcomes, including elevated insomnia symptoms, lower sleep regularity, and greater sleep-related daytime impairment.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/subjective-age-discrepancy-insomnia-30803/feed/ 0 117351 https://neurosciencenews.com/lifespan-brain-charts-white-matter-30802/ https://neurosciencenews.com/lifespan-brain-charts-white-matter-30802/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:53:22 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117347 The global framework validates the "last in, first out" theory of brain aging while revealing that individuals sharing the same clinical diagnosis exhibit completely unique microstructural deviations.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/lifespan-brain-charts-white-matter-30802/feed/ 0 117347 https://neurosciencenews.com/llm-stroop-task-cognitive-attention-30801/ https://neurosciencenews.com/llm-stroop-task-cognitive-attention-30801/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:29:38 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117343 Can an advanced artificial intelligence truly exercise decision-making control, or is it merely trapped in an inescapable loop of automatic pattern mimicry? A cognitive science study utilizes the classic psychological "Stroop task" to expose a fundamental limitation in large language model (LLM) attention mechanisms.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/llm-stroop-task-cognitive-attention-30801/feed/ 0 117343 https://neurosciencenews.com/hum-low-frequency-tinnitus-30799/ https://neurosciencenews.com/hum-low-frequency-tinnitus-30799/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:43:23 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117339 A new audiology study investigates "The Hum", an elusive, low-frequency buzzing sound reported in densely populated cities worldwide since the mid-1970s.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/hum-low-frequency-tinnitus-30799/feed/ 0 117339 https://neurosciencenews.com/semantic-knowledge-innovation-creativity-30798/ https://neurosciencenews.com/semantic-knowledge-innovation-creativity-30798/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:55:53 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117335 A new neuroscience study leverages a 1,200-participant trial and cultural computer modeling to prove that "semantic knowledge" is the absolute baseline requirement for human innovation.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/semantic-knowledge-innovation-creativity-30798/feed/ 0 117335 https://neurosciencenews.com/dbs-white-matter-depression-30797/ https://neurosciencenews.com/dbs-white-matter-depression-30797/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:29:53 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117330 A new study provides the first direct evidence that deep brain stimulation (DBS) remodels white matter pathways and alters communication across large-scale neural networks.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/dbs-white-matter-depression-30797/feed/ 0 117330 https://neurosciencenews.com/neural-pre-decision-state-social-approach-30796/ https://neurosciencenews.com/neural-pre-decision-state-social-approach-30796/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:08:04 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117326 Can an invisible, brain-wide electrical shift accurately predict our social choices several seconds before we even make them? A neuro-behavioral study unmasks a distinct neural "pre-decision state" that dictates social approach behaviors.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/neural-pre-decision-state-social-approach-30796/feed/ 0 117326 https://neurosciencenews.com/hiv-gp120-spinal-pain-receptor-30794/ https://neurosciencenews.com/hiv-gp120-spinal-pain-receptor-30794/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:43:55 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117322 A new study isolates the exact molecular mechanisms by which the viral protein glycoprotein 120 (gp120) intensifies neuropathic suffering.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/hiv-gp120-spinal-pain-receptor-30794/feed/ 0 117322 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