Why are migraines worse during your period? Research in mice points to a hormone called progesterone, offering a new treatment target

Women typically suffer from more headaches than men, and some people experience migraines only during menstruation.

Jaideep Kapur, Professor of Neuroscience and Neurology, University of Virginia • conversation
Aug. 5, 2024 ~6 min

AIs encode language like brains do − opening a window on human conversations

Brains encode language by matching words to patterns of activity. Large language models can do the same thing.

Zaid Zada, Ph.D. Candidate in Psychology, Princeton University • conversation
Aug. 2, 2024 ~7 min


Study across multiple brain regions discerns Alzheimer’s vulnerability and resilience factors

Genomics and lab studies reveal numerous findings, including a key role for Reelin amid neuronal vulnerability, and for choline and antioxidants in sustaining cognition.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
July 24, 2024 ~11 min

Golf: neuroscience reveals the secrets of better putting – new study

My team have studied the brainwaves of expert golfers to understand what it takes to hit the perfect putt.

Laura Carey, Lecturer in Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland • conversation
July 19, 2024 ~7 min

Open golf 2024: neuroscience reveals the secrets of better putting – new study

My team have studied the brainwaves of expert golfers to understand what it takes to hit the perfect putt.

Laura Carey, Lecturer in Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland • conversation
July 19, 2024 ~7 min

Late bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk

Less sleep and later bedtimes are linked to a section of the brain involved in emotion regulation suffering reduced growth, along with weaker connections to other brain areas.

Melissa Hansen, Ph.D. Candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience, Colorado State University • conversation
July 18, 2024 ~5 min

New research suggests estrogen and progesterone could play role in opioid addiction and relapse

Why are some individuals at greater risk for developing opioid dependence and addiction? Two neuroscientists at Rowan University discuss their latest findings.

Daniel Manvich, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Virtua Health College of Medicine & Life Sciences, Rowan University • conversation
July 16, 2024 ~8 min

Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer’s disease

Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 12, 2024 ~8 min


Why most people are right handed but left eyed

Animals have these kinds of brain hemisphere biases too.

Gillian Forrester, Professor of Comparative Cognition, University of Sussex • conversation
July 2, 2024 ~8 min

Genetic study points to oxytocin as possible treatment for obesity and postnatal depression

Scientists have identified a gene which, when missing or impaired, can cause obesity, behavioural problems and, in mothers, postnatal depression. The

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 2, 2024 ~6 min

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