1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (172+ words) AI reveals a striking two speed cleanup system that helps the sleeping brain clear away harmful waste....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (475+ words) One sleepless night can blur the brain, but just 20 minutes of exercise or a well-timed nap may help new memories survive for days. “Sleep loss affects nearly every aspect of how we think and function, but many people can’t simply…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (902+ words) A provocative new paper suggests consciousness may not be unique to Earth and could arise in alien life forms far stranger than we can imagine. A new philosophical paper argues that consciousness may not be exclusive to life as we…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (270+ words) The longer we stay awake, the more certain brain cells appear to turn up the pressure to sleep, eventually making rest nearly impossible to resist....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (411+ words) A new study finds that as people age, they remember fewer details from their past and have more difficulty switching between different types of memories....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (640+ words) By analyzing three different types of brain scans, researchers uncovered new clues about the biological processes linked to autism. The results point to the dopamine system as a potentially important part of autism biology. Autism is associated with differences across…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (236+ words) Depression was linked to stalled adult neurogenesis and widespread molecular changes in hippocampal memory circuits....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (20+ words) Researchers discovered lymph node-like immune hubs inside skull bone marrow that appear to act as rapid-response centers for the brain....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (840+ words) P2RX7 may be linked to severe suicidal thoughts and recovery, but researchers still need to confirm the pattern in living people. Severe suicidal thoughts may leave a detectable biological signal in the brain, and that signal could also change when people…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (452+ words) Age-related oligodendrocyte dysfunction may contribute to cognitive decline by disrupting myelin and large nerve fibers. Myelin is essential for fast communication in the brain, forming a protective coating around nerve fibers so electrical signals can travel efficiently. But the cells…...