Modern neuroscience is rediscovering a surprising idea freud had 130 years ago
What if the human brain works in ways that Sigmund Freud began describing more than 130 years ago? A new scientific analysis suggests t...
“Mind-blowing” Alzheimer’s breakthrough: Two hours of sleep restored without clearing brain plaques
Scientists have discovered an unexpected reason why Alzheimer's disease disrupts sleep, and their findings suggest that the problem may...
Use AI to heterogenize science
Large language models learn by associating patterns in existing text, which pulls their output towards the statistical centre: the...
Scientists win 2026 Nobel Prize for controlling brain cells with light
Scientists who worked out how to control brain cells with light have won this year’s Nobel prize in physiology or medicine. Karl Deisse...
The case for AI degrowth
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Just 3,000 steps a day may help slow Alzheimer’s, scientists find
A new study suggests that even low levels of physical activity could protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease – but not in the way sc...
Motor abstraction training generalizes to the refinement of specific movement patterns
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Why some people escape Alzheimer’s despite carrying a high-risk gene
Some people carry one of the strongest genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease yet never develop it, remaining mentally sharp well...
Trait judgements of faces using a task without word labels
This study was approved by the institutional review boards of the California Institute of Technology (IRB# 21-11...
Scientists find a youth protein that helps aging brain cells act young again
A protein associated with youth may help aging brain cells regain some of their lost abilities. Scientists at the Icahn School of Medic...