Summary: During sleep, the brain resets memory by silencing specific neurons in the hippocampus, allowing for continuous learning without overloading. This process, crucial for memory […]
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Low-Calorie Diets Harm Athletes’ Performance and Health (NeuroScience News)
Summary: Female athletes consuming only half their caloric needs for 14 days experienced significant drops in performance and muscle mass. This low energy availability also […]
Happiness now or later: The impact of timing on well-being
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Pandemic Pet Pals: Exploring the Complex Relationship Between Pet Ownership, Stress, and Loneliness During Lockdown
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, US dog and cat owners became closer to their pets, though pet ownership did not consistently alleviate stress and loneliness. […]
Studying Brain Oscillations to Understand What Makes a Memory Stick
Summary: Memory formation requires higher-frequency ripples in the hippocampus and lower-frequency ripples in the parietal cortex. However, to make a memory stick, coordinated high-frequency ripples […]
How the Brain Creates Your Taste in Art [W[R]C]
Summary: Using a combination of machine learning and neuroimaging data, researchers revealed a neural basis for aesthetic appreciation. Sponsored by The BlogDealer – Health, Fitness and Fat […]
Psychedelics May Help People Reinvent Themselves – Episode 141 [W[R]C]
Summary: In addition to helping treat mental health disorders, psychedelic treatments can help people overcome addictions. A new study reports psychedelics can help smokers quit […]
Child Tax Credit Payments Linked to Reduced Child Abuse and Neglect [W[R]C]
Summary: Child tax credit not only helped to reduce childhood poverty, but the expansion of monthly payments also helped to reduce child abuse and neglect, […]
Female Selfie Posting Can Be Driven by Aggression [W[R]C]
Summary: Female selfie posting was associated with intimidatory self-presentation strategies and linked to higher levels of aggression. Sponsored by The BlogDealer – Health, Fitness and Fat Reduction. […]
Receptor Location Matters for Psychedelic Drug Effects [W[R]C]
Summary: Location bias may explain how psychedelic medications work. Researchers found that engaging serotonin 2A receptors inside neurons promotes the growth of new connections, but […]