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Fri, 29 May 2026 18:56:52 +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/life-metabolism-clptm1l-glioblastoma-30785/ https://neurosciencenews.com/life-metabolism-clptm1l-glioblastoma-30785/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 18:56:49 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117282 A new study identifies an endoplasmic reticulum-localized lipid scramblase called CLPTM1L as the primary master regulator behind lipid raft formation in glioblastoma.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/life-metabolism-clptm1l-glioblastoma-30785/feed/ 0 117282 https://neurosciencenews.com/neurobiology-focus-proactive-control-30784/ https://neurosciencenews.com/neurobiology-focus-proactive-control-30784/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 18:42:27 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117278 A new neurobiological framework reveals that the constant bombardment of digital notifications exploits our evolutionary dopamine pathways, making effortful focus increasingly difficult to sustain.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/neurobiology-focus-proactive-control-30784/feed/ 0 117278 https://neurosciencenews.com/hdac3-epigenetics-ptsd-anxiety-30783/ https://neurosciencenews.com/hdac3-epigenetics-ptsd-anxiety-30783/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 18:23:52 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117274 Can we permanently dismantle post-traumatic stress disorder by erasing the physical marks trauma leaves on our genes? Backed by a five-year, $3.2 million grant researchers are exploring the epigenetic architecture of the amygdala to decode how a single terrifying event creates a long-lasting "molecular memory".]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/hdac3-epigenetics-ptsd-anxiety-30783/feed/ 0 117274 https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-subtypes-brain-connectivity-30786/ https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-subtypes-brain-connectivity-30786/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 16:49:03 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117270 A new study leverages a multi-site database of over 1,900 fMRI scans to isolate at least two distinct subtypes of autism defined by their brain connectivity.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/autism-subtypes-brain-connectivity-30786/feed/ 0 117270 https://neurosciencenews.com/glymphatic-brain-waste-clearance-30785/ https://neurosciencenews.com/glymphatic-brain-waste-clearance-30785/#respond Fri, 29 May 2026 15:50:45 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117266 A new study leverages an elegant genetic engineering technique to track the exact routes metabolic debris uses to exit the central nervous system.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/glymphatic-brain-waste-clearance-30785/feed/ 0 117266 https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-mental-health-reddit-bond-paradox-30784/ https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-mental-health-reddit-bond-paradox-30784/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 21:32:24 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117262 Researchers analyzed over 4 million Reddit posts to demonstrate that while users embrace AI for emotional reassurance and behavioral coping, they view it strictly as a supplement to, not a replacement for, human therapy.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/ai-mental-health-reddit-bond-paradox-30784/feed/ 0 117262 https://neurosciencenews.com/nanomesh-synergistic-glioblastoma-treatment-30783/ https://neurosciencenews.com/nanomesh-synergistic-glioblastoma-treatment-30783/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 21:06:57 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117258 A new study details a localized "NanoMesh" implant that delivers three synergistic drugs directly to the site of glioblastoma tumors.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/nanomesh-synergistic-glioblastoma-treatment-30783/feed/ 0 117258 https://neurosciencenews.com/rubber-hand-illusion-self-concept-30782/ https://neurosciencenews.com/rubber-hand-illusion-self-concept-30782/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 20:38:37 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117254 Utilizing the classic "rubber hand illusion," researchers discovered that participants who scored low on scales of identity clarity and stability were highly vulnerable to the sensory trick, attempting to absorb the fake hand into their self-concept even when visual and tactile stimuli were completely out of sync.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/rubber-hand-illusion-self-concept-30782/feed/ 0 117254 https://neurosciencenews.com/economic-inequality-perfectionism-psychology-30781/ https://neurosciencenews.com/economic-inequality-perfectionism-psychology-30781/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 20:05:16 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117250 A new study evaluates data from 307 studies spanning 1989 to 2024 to prove that college students face vastly higher levels of perfectionism than previous generations. Rather than a simple drive for excellence, this generational surge is dominated by "perfectionistic concerns", a paralyzing fear of failure and dread of negative social judgment.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/economic-inequality-perfectionism-psychology-30781/feed/ 0 117250 https://neurosciencenews.com/neuronal-nutrient-sensing-accoa-mtorc1-30780/ https://neurosciencenews.com/neuronal-nutrient-sensing-accoa-mtorc1-30780/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 18:12:38 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117246 Neurons and glial cells utilize a specialized metabolic mechanism centered on leucine-derived acetyl-coenzyme A (AcCoA) to regulate the master growth hub, mTORC1.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/neuronal-nutrient-sensing-accoa-mtorc1-30780/feed/ 0 117246 https://neurosciencenews.com/autoimmunity-long-covid-autoantibodies-30779/ https://neurosciencenews.com/autoimmunity-long-covid-autoantibodies-30779/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 17:33:57 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117242 A new study validates that circulating autoantibodies are the direct physiological drivers behind the chronic symptom burden in a distinct subset of long COVID patients.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/autoimmunity-long-covid-autoantibodies-30779/feed/ 0 117242 https://neurosciencenews.com/organoids-lynestrenol-reverse-spinal-paralysis-30778/ https://neurosciencenews.com/organoids-lynestrenol-reverse-spinal-paralysis-30778/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 16:51:57 +0000 https://neurosciencenews.com/?p=117238 A new study leverages 3D stem cell organoids to prove that previously "irreversible" central nervous system damage can, in fact, be reversed. By growing interconnected "mini-brains" and spinal cords in a dish for over a year, researchers isolated a distinct genetic network that serves as an absolute maturity switch, permanently halting axon regrowth around day 150 of fetal development.]]> https://neurosciencenews.com/organoids-lynestrenol-reverse-spinal-paralysis-30778/feed/ 0 117238