NeuropsychologyJul 18, 2026
Neuropsychology of music – Fredrik Ullén research group
KI researcher Fredrik Ullén has been awarded the fifth Mensa Foundation Prize for his pioneering work in neuroscience, with a ...
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NeuropsychologyJul 18, 2026
Popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging
Several popular sugar substitutes may not be as harmless as they seem. Adults who consumed the most artificial sweeteners showed substantially faster declines in memory and thinking, especially if they were under 60 or…
NeuropsychologyJul 18, 2026
The 5-second "off-switch": The neuroscience of the vagus nerve
Discover the neuroscience behind the vagus nerve, the dive reflex, and why certain areas of the human body are highly vulnerable under stress. This educational breakdown explains the biology of pain, ...
NeuropsychologyJul 18, 2026
Bilateral parietal tRNS improves processing speed on the paced auditory serial addition test (PASAT): behavioral and ERP evidence
Objective Cognitive control is essential for goal-directed behavior and is often impaired in neurological conditions. Transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) has shown potential for cognitive enhancement, but its…
NeuropsychologyJul 17, 2026
AI Speech Neuroprosthesis Restores Voice to ALS Patient
Summary: Researchers developed an AI-powered speech neuroprosthesis that decodes high-density intracortical signals into fluent, high-fidelity synthetic speech. The dual-stage deep learning pipeline leverages a phonetic…
NeuropsychologyJul 17, 2026
Genetic Cause of Chronic Excessive Sweating Discovered
Summary: Researchers identified the first major genetic cause of primary hyperhidrosis. By evaluating the genetic blueprints of over 180 patients, the international research team traced the disorder to explicit mutations…
NeuropsychologyJul 17, 2026
Tau Buildup in PSP Affects Distant Thinking Brain Networks
Summary: Utilizing an advanced, home-grown PET radiotracer, the team mapped tau deposits in 37 PSP patients and combined this structural data with functional connectivity coordinates from 100 healthy control brains. The…
NeuropsychologyJul 17, 2026
Prenatal Acetaminophen Use Not Linked to Adverse Birth Outcomes
Summary: Researchers analyzed a massive national dataset tracking over 8,900 mother-infant pairs. The rigorous statistical analysis unmasked zero evidence that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy adversely impacts how…
NeuropsychologyJul 17, 2026
5 Neuroscience Tactics for Q4 Revenue Sprints
Discover five neuroscience-backed tactics to strengthen Q4 revenue sprints by improving buyer engagement, decision-making, sales performance, and conversion strategies for sustainable business growth.
NeuropsychologyJul 17, 2026
Your fingers may hold a secret of human brain evolution
A study of 225 newborns suggests prenatal estrogen may have played a role in the evolution of larger human brains. Boys with finger-length patterns linked to higher estrogen exposure before birth tended to have larger…
NeuropsychologyJul 17, 2026
Editorial: Neurorehabilitative and regenerative methods involved in treating traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, volume II
Neurorehabilitative and regenerative methods involved in treating traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, volume II Behind each article we publish stands a team of superheroes: authors, editors, and reviewers who chose…
NeuropsychologyJul 17, 2026
New Alzheimer's drug repairs DNA damage and reduces brain inflammation
A drug originally developed for spinal cord injury may offer a fresh approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease. In mouse studies, KCL-286 repaired dangerous DNA damage, reduced inflammation, and targeted multiple…
NeuropsychologyJul 17, 2026
This sugar-coated therapy boosted survival against deadly brain cancer by 50% in mice
A new experimental treatment may have found a way to outsmart glioblastoma’s toughest defense: the blood-brain barrier. Researchers used sugar-coated nanoparticles to ferry genetic instructions that restore a key…
NeuropsychologyJul 17, 2026
Attentional shifting as a potential explanatory variable in aphasic anomia
IntroductionIn addition to the language impairments experienced by people with aphasia (PWA), such as lexical access deficits, aphasia is often also accompanied by impaired attention, working memory, and verbal…
NeuropsychologyJul 17, 2026
Non-commutative structures of brain and cognition: quantum and contextual probability as a translational framework
Cognitive neuroscience has accumulated robust findings (e.g., order effects in judgment, multi-path motor preparation, perceptual binding, attentional selection, and the recursive construction of self and time) that…
NeuropsychologyJul 17, 2026
Gut microbiota at the crossroads of cocaine use and binge eating disorders
Binge eating disorder (BED) and cocaine use disorder (CUD) are two major public health concerns characterized by impaired control over consumption and significant impacts on physical and mental health. BED, the most…
NeuropsychologyJul 16, 2026
GLP-1’s Reduce Binge Eating Symptoms
Summary: Findings revealed a profound therapeutic benefit: GLP-1 receptor agonists (such as semaglutide, tirzepatide, and liraglutide) do not merely drive physical weight reduction. Instead, they actively downregulate…
NeuropsychologyJul 16, 2026
Macrophage Receptor Blockade Reverses Multi-Organ Aging
Summary: Researchers unmasked a profound breakdown in the body’s internal garbage clearance system. As we age, tissue-resident macrophages lose their ability to engulf and dispose of expiring white blood cells…
NeuropsychologyJul 16, 2026
Long Sleep Hours Link to Elevated Alzheimer’s Blood Protein
Summary: Utilizing sophisticated, non-linear mathematical modeling to evaluate a cohort of over 2,400 older adults, the investigators unmasked a distinct, curving biological relationship: regularly sleeping 8.5 hours or…
NeuropsychologyJul 16, 2026
Will AbbVie's Neuroscience Franchise Deliver Another Strong Quarter?
AbbVie ABBV is scheduled to report second-quarter 2026 results on July 31, before the opening bell. While investor focus will primarily remain on the continued strength of the company’s blockbuster ...
NeuropsychologyJul 16, 2026
Can your brain cope without food for 18 days? Here's what psychology says
Can your brain function without food for 18 days? Discover what psychology says about prolonged fasting, mental health, focus, mood and cognitive changes.
NeuropsychologyJul 16, 2026
Accelerated prefrontal intermittent theta-burst stimulation in Huntington’s disease: a within-subject study of domain-specific behavioral and event-related potential changes
BackgroundHuntington’s disease is a rare neurodegenerative movement disorder characterized by early disruption of frontostriatal systems, affecting motor, cognitive, and affective domains. Non-invasive brain stimulation…
NeuropsychologyJul 16, 2026
Relationship between functional network integrity, cognition and fatigue at long-term follow-up in patients with IDH-mutated gliomas
BackgroundMany patients with IDH-mutated gliomas struggle with cognitive dysfunction and mental fatigue at long-term follow-up. Here, we investigate the relationship between functional network re-organization and…
NeuropsychologyJul 16, 2026
Infra-slow EEG neurofeedback for insomnia: a single-case experimental study in primary care
BackgroundInsomnia is a prevalent and burdensome condition in primary care, associated with impaired functioning, increased health risks, and suffering. Infra-slow neurofeedback (ISF-NF) has been proposed as an…
NeuropsychologyJul 16, 2026
Context-dependent reconfiguration of functional connectivity in posterior (VWFA-1) and anterior (VWFA-2) visual word form area under attentional and linguistic demands
The visual word form area (VWFA) has been proposed to function as a multiplex hub integrating both attentional and linguistic processing, yet how its functionally distinct subregions dynamically reconfigure their network…
NeuropsychologyJul 15, 2026
Aligning Brain Waves and Machine Learning
Summary: Researchers engineered the first sensory-guided joint learning framework for noninvasive BCIs. By creating a unified, two-way loop that aligns the human brain’s trial-and-error learning with the machine’s…
NeuropsychologyJul 15, 2026
Blood Test Accurately Predicts Five-Year Alzheimer’s Risk
Summary: A new study establishes the long-term prognostic power of the blood-based biomarker p-tau217. The analysis reveals that asymptomatic individuals presenting with very high baseline p-tau217 concentrations face an…
NeuropsychologyJul 15, 2026
Centered Daydreaming Reduces Core Limitations of AI Memory
Summary: A joint research initiative has introduced Centered Daydreaming. By combining simultaneous daytime learning and nocturnal pruning, and shifting the network’s focus to local sequence deviations rather than…
NeuropsychologyJul 15, 2026
The hidden skeleton “gatekeeper” inside brain cells could help fight Alzheimer's
Researchers have discovered that a microscopic skeleton inside neurons does much more than hold cells together. It acts as a gatekeeper that controls what brain cells absorb and when they absorb it. When this protective…
NeuropsychologyJul 15, 2026
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Honors Six Early-Career Scientists with 2026 Klerman & Freedman Prizes for Mental Health Research
"The 2026 Klerman and Freedman Prize honorees are advancing some of the most promising frontiers in brain and behavior research, from mood and sleep circuitry and scalable psychotherapies to the neural mechanisms…