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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:30:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 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/early-dbs-protects-cognition-in-genetic-parkinsons/ https://neurosciencenews.com/early-dbs-protects-cognition-in-genetic-parkinsons/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:30:21 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119397 Timing of DBS surgery is critical to preserve cognitive function in Parkinson's patients with GBA1 mutations.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/early-dbs-protects-cognition-in-genetic-parkinsons/feed/ 0 119397 https://neurosciencenews.com/resource-scarcity-maternal-brain-31293/ https://neurosciencenews.com/resource-scarcity-maternal-brain-31293/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:43:11 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119393 Resource scarcity triggers abnormal brain activity in mothers, driving negative 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https://neurosciencenews.com/ultraprocessed-foods-insulin-brain-reward-31291/feed/ 0 119383 https://neurosciencenews.com/optogenetics-nobel-prize-2026-31290/ https://neurosciencenews.com/optogenetics-nobel-prize-2026-31290/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:52:10 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119379 The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to neuroscientists Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel, and Karl Deisseroth for inventing optogenetics.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/optogenetics-nobel-prize-2026-31290/feed/ 0 119379 https://neurosciencenews.com/teen-walking-depression-neuroscience-31289/ https://neurosciencenews.com/teen-walking-depression-neuroscience-31289/#respond Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:25:01 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119375 Tracking 5,500 teens reveals higher daily step counts thicken emotion-regulating brain regions and reduce depression and anxiety.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/teen-walking-depression-neuroscience-31289/feed/ 0 119375 https://neurosciencenews.com/mitochondria-circadian-fat-burning-31288/ https://neurosciencenews.com/mitochondria-circadian-fat-burning-31288/#respond Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:56:26 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119371 Scientists discover mitochondrial transporter SLC25A34 connects the body clock, cold, and diet to control brown fat burning.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/mitochondria-circadian-fat-burning-31288/feed/ 0 119371 https://neurosciencenews.com/thc-anxiety-endocannabinoids-31287/ https://neurosciencenews.com/thc-anxiety-endocannabinoids-31287/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:48:32 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119367 A new study identifies central amygdala neurons that trigger severe anxiety from cannabis under stressful conditions.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/thc-anxiety-endocannabinoids-31287/feed/ 0 119367 https://neurosciencenews.com/human-ai-consciousness-neurotech-31286/ https://neurosciencenews.com/human-ai-consciousness-neurotech-31286/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:45:13 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119362 Humans refuse to attribute consciousness to AI even when it acts identically to a human.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/human-ai-consciousness-neurotech-31286/feed/ 0 119362 https://neurosciencenews.com/current-appearance-past-self-body-image-31285/ https://neurosciencenews.com/current-appearance-past-self-body-image-31285/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:26:58 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119357 Comparing your current body to past versions of yourself causes severe body dissatisfaction and eating issues.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/current-appearance-past-self-body-image-31285/feed/ 0 119357 https://neurosciencenews.com/optical-illusion-exposes-blind-spot-in-ai-vision/ https://neurosciencenews.com/optical-illusion-exposes-blind-spot-in-ai-vision/#respond Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:38:07 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119352 Primate brains shift spatial coordinates during optical illusions, but AI vision networks fail to adapt.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/optical-illusion-exposes-blind-spot-in-ai-vision/feed/ 0 119352 https://neurosciencenews.com/circadian-dopamine-wakefulness-31283/ https://neurosciencenews.com/circadian-dopamine-wakefulness-31283/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:11:18 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119348 Scientists identify a neural circuit linking the biological clock to dopaminergic neurons and the mushroom body to control wakefulness.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/circadian-dopamine-wakefulness-31283/feed/ 0 119348