Trial-by-trial fluctuations in decision criterion shape confidence
Green, D. M. & Swets, J. A. Signal Detection Theory and Psychophysics Vol. 1 (Wiley, 1966).Gold, J. I. & Shadlen, M....
A major Alzheimer’s risk gene may shrink brain cells years before symptoms
Millions of people carry APOE4, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. New research suggests the gene variant...
This common vitamin was linked to 13% better cognitive scores
More than 7 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's dementia, and that number is expected to climb to nearly 13 million...
Multilingual people may have brains up to 13 years younger
People who speak more than one language may have brains that appear younger than expected for their age, according to research presente...
Ozempic does something unexpected to the brain’s hunger neurons
For decades, medications for obesity typically delivered only modest reductions in body weight. That changed with the arrival of Ozempi...
Schizophrenia’s lost brain connections follow a surprising pattern
Researchers, including a Rutgers professor, have gained a clearer view of the biological changes associated with schizophrenia by direc...
A quasi-experimental study of abortion rates following gestational age limit changes in Japan
Seeing the Unseen: The Case for Action in the Neglected Crisis of Unintended Pregnancy. Chapter 1 The Invisible Crisis Befor...
Researchers reveal deeper workings of brain’s information hub
The human brain is continuously processing enormous amounts of information. Even something as familiar as driving requires several ment...
AI-designed “intrabodies” could unlock new treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and MND
Researchers at the University of Essex have developed microscopic medicines that could pave the way for new approaches to treating neur...