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Boosting brain protein levels may slow decline from Alzheimer’s

A study found that new monoclonal antibody drugs for Alzheimer’s may slow cognitive impairment through boosting levels of a specific protein in the brain.

Brain-wide decision-making dynamics discovered

Neuroscientists have revealed how sensory input is transformed into motor action across multiple brain regions in mice. The research shows that decision-making is a global process across the brain that is coordinated by learning. The findings could aid…

Researchers combine the power of AI and the connectome to predict brain cell activity

With maps of the connections between neurons and artificial intelligence methods, researchers can now do what they never thought possible: predict the activity of individual neurons without making a single measurement in a living brain.

Delayed feedback enhances learning performance in individuals with traumatic brain injury, study indicates

Researchers have published a novel study exploring the effects of delayed feedback on learning in individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury. The goal of this study was to assess the effects of delayed vs. immediate performance feedback…

New AI can ID brain patterns related to specific behavior

Scientists have developed a new AI algorithm that can separate brain patterns related to a particular behavior. This work promises to improve brain-computer interfaces and aid with the discovery of new brain patterns.

COVID-19 lockdowns prematurely aged teenage brains, study shows

New research has found that lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unusually accelerated brain maturation in adolescents. This maturation was more pronounced in females.

Anxiety and depression linked to chronic pain in children

Young people with chronic pain are three times more likely than their peers to also have clinical anxiety or depression, a new review has found.

How the brain’s inner chamber governs our state of consciousness

Investigators studying the nature of consciousness have successfully used a drug to identify the intricate brain geometry behind the unconscious state, offering an unprecedented look at brain structures that have traditionally been difficult to study.

Falling for financial scams? It may signal early Alzheimer’s disease

Findings from a new USC Dornsife study suggest that when older adults fall for financial scams, it could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers used MRI scans to find that older adults with thinner brain regions linked to memory a…

Cognitive behavioral therapy enhances brain circuits to relieve depression

Scientists found that certain changes in neural activity predicted which patients would benefit from a type of cognitive behavioral therapy.