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Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:16:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 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/aging-brains-robust-language-networks-31208/ https://neurosciencenews.com/aging-brains-robust-language-networks-31208/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:15:48 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119040 A new MIT study reveals that the brain's language network remains robust and unchanged in older adults, even as executive functions and memory decline.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/aging-brains-robust-language-networks-31208/feed/ 0 119040 https://neurosciencenews.com/youth-protein-timp2-restores-immune-function-aging-brain-31207/ https://neurosciencenews.com/youth-protein-timp2-restores-immune-function-aging-brain-31207/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2026 21:20:57 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119031 Researchers discovered that the youth-associated protein TIMP2 restores healthy immune function in the aging brain by rejuvenating microglia.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/youth-protein-timp2-restores-immune-function-aging-brain-31207/feed/ 0 119031 https://neurosciencenews.com/male-domestic-violence-survivors-psychology-31206/ https://neurosciencenews.com/male-domestic-violence-survivors-psychology-31206/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 21:53:55 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119026 A new study involving 1,200 men reveals why male victims of intimate partner violence avoid seeking help, citing shame, stigma, and cultural barriers.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/male-domestic-violence-survivors-psychology-31206/feed/ 0 119026 https://neurosciencenews.com/study-brain-immune-cells-reveals-new-clues-to-alzheimers-disease-progression-31205/ https://neurosciencenews.com/study-brain-immune-cells-reveals-new-clues-to-alzheimers-disease-progression-31205/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:12:10 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119015 Researchers have mapped over 830,000 brain immune cells, revealing a protective subtype of microglia that increases with Alzheimer’s progression. This subtype aids in clearing harmful material via the TREM2 pathway. The findings suggest new therapeutic targets focused on bolstering the brain's immune response rather than solely targeting amyloid plaques.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/study-brain-immune-cells-reveals-new-clues-to-alzheimers-disease-progression-31205/feed/ 0 119015 https://neurosciencenews.com/regenerative-astrocytes-brain-repair-31204/ https://neurosciencenews.com/regenerative-astrocytes-brain-repair-31204/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:21:15 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119009 A new study study shows specialized astrocytes repair brain damage by sending cell nuclei through long cellular extensions to rebuild glial networks.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/regenerative-astrocytes-brain-repair-31204/feed/ 1 119009 https://neurosciencenews.com/human-reading-llm-neuroscience-ai-31203/ https://neurosciencenews.com/human-reading-llm-neuroscience-ai-31203/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:58:41 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119005 A new study compares human eye-tracking to 400+ LLMs, revealing where AI fails to explain human rereading and text integration.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/human-reading-llm-neuroscience-ai-31203/feed/ 0 119005 https://neurosciencenews.com/dog-brains-human-emotion-31202/ https://neurosciencenews.com/dog-brains-human-emotion-31202/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:03:58 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=119001 Happy human faces activate the canine reward system, while dog brains generate distinct activity patterns to differentiate between human anger, fear, and sadness.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/dog-brains-human-emotion-31202/feed/ 1 119001 https://neurosciencenews.com/prefrontal-cortex-creative-problem-solving-31201/ https://neurosciencenews.com/prefrontal-cortex-creative-problem-solving-31201/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2026 18:56:16 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=118995 The medial prefrontal cortex can block creative problem-solving by enforcing default habits, and silencing it accelerates strategy shifts.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/prefrontal-cortex-creative-problem-solving-31201/feed/ 1 118995 https://neurosciencenews.com/exercise-dopamine-neurons-parkinsons-31199/ https://neurosciencenews.com/exercise-dopamine-neurons-parkinsons-31199/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:51:25 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=118991 A new study shows how exercise releases muscle-derived "exerkines" that protect dopamine neurons and counter sarcopenia in Parkinson's disease.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/exercise-dopamine-neurons-parkinsons-31199/feed/ 0 118991 https://neurosciencenews.com/psychedelics-serotonin-hypercontextualization-31198/ https://neurosciencenews.com/psychedelics-serotonin-hypercontextualization-31198/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:29:05 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=118987 A new study introduces "apical hypercontextualisation," explaining how psychedelics target serotonin receptors on layer V pyramidal neurons to shift brain processing from raw sensory input toward associative context.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/psychedelics-serotonin-hypercontextualization-31198/feed/ 0 118987 https://neurosciencenews.com/acetylcholine-receptor-sleep-31197/ https://neurosciencenews.com/acetylcholine-receptor-sleep-31197/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:06:41 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=118983 Researchers uses The Virtual Brain to show how regional acetylcholine receptor density shapes whole-brain activity and localized sleep waves.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/acetylcholine-receptor-sleep-31197/feed/ 0 118983 https://neurosciencenews.com/neurodevelopment-anxiety-genetics-dopamine-31197/ https://neurosciencenews.com/neurodevelopment-anxiety-genetics-dopamine-31197/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:47:46 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=118979 Early-life stress elevates the enzyme SETD7 in dopamine neurons, uncoiling DNA and creating a physical scar that heightens adult stress vulnerability.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/neurodevelopment-anxiety-genetics-dopamine-31197/feed/ 0 118979