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This social isolation helps curb the spread of disease across species, researchers found.
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Immune and Nervous Systems Shut Down Socializing When Sick
This social isolation helps curb the spread of disease across species, researchers found.
https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/infectious-disease/2026/immune-and-nervous-systems-shut-down-socializing-when-sick-020426
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Uncover some of the groundbreaking historical achievements of Black neuroscientists to the field.
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Black Trailblazers in Neuroscience History
Uncover the some of the groundbreaking historical achievements of Black neuroscientists to the field.
https://www.brainfacts.org/in-the-lab/meet-the-researcher/2026/black-history-is-trailblazers-in-neuroscience-020326
6 days ago
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How do you solve your dinner dilemmas? Tune into why the prefrontal cortex is key.
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Soup or Salad? Decision Making in the Brain
How do you solve your dinner dilemmas? Tune into why the prefrontal cortex is key.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/thinking-and-awareness/2026/soup-or-salad-decision-making-in-the-brain-012626
8 days ago
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Researchers identified a molecular pathway that could serve as a new target for medications developed to address neuropathy.
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Study Finds Potential Route to Relieve Chronic Nerve Pain
Researchers identified a molecular pathway that could serve as a new target for medications developed to address neuropathy.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/pain/2026/study-finds-potential-route-to-relieve-chronic-nerve-pain-012926
11 days ago
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Not all of us can be fearless like Alex Honnold! A cluster of neurons in the brain's fear center may drive our innate fear of heights.
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Researchers Pinpoint Fear of Heights in the Brain
A cluster of neurons in the brainās fear center may drive our innate fear of heights.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/emotions-stress-and-anxiety/2021/researchers-pinpoint-fear-of-heights-in-the-brain-011221
18 days ago
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The choices we make are informed by a complex reward system involving expectation, value, and context.
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Reward, Error, and Value: How We Make Decisions
The choices we make are informed by a complex reward system involving expectation, value, and context.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/thinking-and-awareness/2026/reward-error-and-value-how-we-make-decisions-012026
18 days ago
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The health benefits of exercise are well-established. Recent research makes a case for how high-intensity exercise repairs and boosts the brain and may even supercharge the fight against age-related neurodegenerative disease.
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Keeping the Brain Young with High Intensity Exercise
The health benefits of exercise are well-established. Recent research makes a case for how high-intensity exercise repairs and boosts the brain and may even supercharge the fight against age-related neurodegenerative disease.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/movement/2023/keeping-the-brain-young-with-high-intensity-exercise-110723
19 days ago
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Cognitive neuroscience may shed light on how meditation could help with mental health.
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The Cognitive Neuroscience in Mindfulness Meditation
Cognitive neuroscience may shed light on how meditation could help with mental health.
https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/mental-health/2024/the-cognitive-neuroscience-in-mindfulness-meditation-010424
20 days ago
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ICYMI: ADHD Meds May Work on Unexpected Brain Regions. And other neuroscience news you may have missed in December 2025.
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ICYMI: ADHD Meds May Work on Unexpected Brain Regions
And other neuroscience news you may have missed in December 2025.
https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/neuroscience-in-the-news/2026/icymi-adhd-meds-may-work-on-unexpected-brain-regions-011526
21 days ago
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Some studies suggest practicing yoga is associated with greater gray matter volume, decreased depression, and enhanced production of proteins important for plasticity, learning, and memory.
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Can Yoga Change Our Brains?
Some studies suggest practicing yoga is associated with greater gray matter volume, decreased depression, and enhanced production of proteins important for plasticity, learning, and memory.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/movement/2024/can-yoga-change-our-brains-030424
26 days ago
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Being bilingual can allow your brain to manage information differently than those who are monolingual.
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Bilingualism: Two Languages, One Mind
Being bilingual can allow your brain to manage information differently than those who are monolingual.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/language/2026/bilingualism-two-languages-one-mind-011226
27 days ago
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Scientists are learning more about this leading complication of childbirth. Treatments are improving and doctors can test for biological markers that flag heightened risk.
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Postpartum Depression: Better Remedies, and Now a Predictive Blood Test
Scientists are learning more about this leading complication of childbirth. Treatments are improving and doctors can test for biological markers that flag heightened risk.
https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/mental-health/2026/postpartum-depression-better-remedies-and-now-a-predictive-blood-test-010826
28 days ago
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Researchers have insight into how the SARS-CoV-2 virus harms the nervous system through inflammation.
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Scientists Are Getting Closer to Understanding How COVID-19 Triggers Long COVID
Researchers have insight into how the SARS-CoV-2 virus harms the nervous system through inflammation.
https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/covid-19/2026/scientists-are-getting-closer-to-understanding-how-covid19-triggers-long-covid-010726
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Common GLP-1 drugs act all over the brain and body to induce weight loss. But their side effects often drive people to stop using them over the long term.
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Combating the Unwelcome Side Effects of GLP-1 Weight Loss Treatments
Common GLP-1 drugs act all over the brain and body to induce weight loss. But their side effects often drive people to stop using them over the long term.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/diet-and-lifestyle/2025/combatting-the-unwelcome-side-effects-of-glp-1-weight-loss-treatments-112025
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SfN 2025 wrapped! Together, SfN members, donors, and volunteer leaders exchanged science, advocated for the field, and educated the public. Explore the top 3 articles, webinars, videos, social posts, media coverage, and more:
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Society for Neuroscience: 2025 Wrapped
pIn 2025, the Society for Neuroscience made a meaningful impact on the field of neuroscience. Together, SfN members, donors, and volunteer leaders exchanged science, advocated for the field, and educated the public./ppExplore SfN 2025 Wrapped now!/p
https://neuronline.sfn.org/professional-development/sfn-2025-wrapped
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Itās what psychologists call self-continuity, and can improve your health and well-being.
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Making Friends With Your Past and Future Selves
Itās what psychologists call self-continuity, and can improve your health and well-being.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/thinking-and-awareness/2025/making-friends-with-your-past-and-future-selves-010225
about 1 month ago
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Can you taste color? Discover how this is possible in the world of synesthesia.
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Tasting Tuesdays: A Bite-Sized Trip into Synesthesia
Can you taste color? Discover how this is possible in the world of synesthesia.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/thinking-and-awareness/2026/tasting-tuesday-a-bite-sized-trip-into-synesthesia-010526
about 1 month ago
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Neural circuits link several brain regions together ā shaping our behaviors, actions, thoughts, and emotions. Habits are formed when certain circuits are repeatedly activated and strengthened.
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Habits 101: The Neuroscience Behind Routine
Neural circuits link several brain regions together ā shaping our behaviors, actions, thoughts, and emotions. Habits are formed when certain circuits are repeatedly activated and strengthened.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/diet-and-lifestyle/2023/habits-101-the-neuroscience-behind-routine-121923
about 1 month ago
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Here's why catchy tunes sometimes get stuck in your head.
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The Science Behind Earworms: How Music Sneaks Into Your Brain
Here's why catchy tunes sometimes get stuck in your head.
https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/the-arts-and-the-brain/2025/the-science-behind-earworms-how-music-sneaks-into-your-brain-12225
about 2 months ago
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Rediscover our most popular content published in 2025.
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Most Popular Content in 2025: Top 10 Countdown
Rediscover our most popular content published in 2025.
https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/supporting-research/2025/most-popular-content-in-2025-top-10-countdown-121825
about 2 months ago
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Researchers presented findings on new ways to control and utilize prosthetics, offering a glimpse into the evolving future of brain-computer interfaces.
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New Tech Offers Glimpse Into Future of BCIs
Researchers presented findings on new ways to control and utilize prosthetics, offering a glimpse into the evolving future of brain-computer interfaces.
https://www.brainfacts.org/in-the-lab/tools-and-techniques/2025/new-tech-offers-glimpse-into-future-of-bcis-121725
about 2 months ago
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Precision brain maps suggest ADHD profiles vary across patients. This finding may explain why the common drug Ritalin works for some, but not others.
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Brain Maps Explain Mixed Responses to ADHD Meds
Precision brain maps suggest ADHD profiles vary across patients. This finding may explain why the common drug Ritalin works for some, but not others.
https://www.brainfacts.org/brain-anatomy-and-function/anatomy/2025/brain-maps-explain-mixed-responses-to-adhd-meds-121725
about 2 months ago
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Learn why people with aphantasia are unable to visualize images in their minds.
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Can't Picture It: What is Aphantasia?
Learn why people with aphantasia are unable to visualize images in their minds.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/thinking-and-awareness/2025/cant-picture-it-what-is-aphantasia-121525
about 2 months ago
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ICYMI: Brain May Rewire Through 5 Distinct Eras Across Lifespan, Researchers Suggest. This and other neuroscience news you may have missed in November.
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ICYMI: Brain May Rewire Through 5 Distinct Eras Across Lifespan, Researchers Suggest
And other neuroscience news you may have missed in November 2025.
https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/neuroscience-in-the-news/2025/icymi-brain-may-rewire-through-5-distinct-eras-across-lifespan-researchers-suggest-121225
about 2 months ago
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Here's how your brain helps you find your way home, no map required.
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All Roads Lead to Home
Here's how your brain helps you find your way home, no map required.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/thinking-and-awareness/2025/all-roads-lead-to-home-120825
2 months ago
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Female mice that have successfully raised litters step in to help other females in need during birth, preliminary research suggests.
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Mouse āMidwivesā Help Other Mothers During Birth
Female mice that have successfully raised litters step in to help other females in need during birth, preliminary research suggests.
https://www.brainfacts.org/in-the-lab/animals-in-research/2025/mouse-midwives-help-other-mothers-during-birth-120325
2 months ago
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Add vector-borne illnesses like Lyme disease and West Nile virus to the long list of reasons why climate change is bad news for brain health.
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How Tick and Mosquito Bites Can Harm the Brain
Add vector-borne illnesses like Lyme disease and West Nile virus to the long list of reasons why climate change is bad news for brain health.
https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/infectious-disease/2025/how-tick-and-mosquito-bites-can-harm-the-brain-120425
2 months ago
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Researchers talked about the future of brain science at BrainFacts LIVE, a public event held during the Society for Neuroscienceās annual meeting.
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Where Does Neuroscience Go From Here? Experts Share Insights Over a Pint
Researchers talked about the future of brain science at BrainFacts LIVE, a public event held during the Society for Neuroscienceās annual meeting.
https://www.brainfacts.org/for-educators/programs-and-events/where-does-neuroscience-go-from-here-experts-share-insights-over-a-pint-111925
2 months ago
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Peer into some clues as to why teenagers make hasty, sometimes ill-advised choices.
#BAVC25
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Why the Teen Brain is the Real Horror Movie Villain
Peer into some clues as to why teenagers make hasty, sometimes ill-advised choices.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/thinking-and-awareness/2025/why-the-teen-brain-is-the-real-horror-movie-villain-120125
2 months ago
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Facilities and administrative costs are not minor overhead. According to Stuart Firestein, theyāre what keeps the lights on for science.
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The Very Direct Effects of Indirect Costs
Facilities and administrative costs are not minor overhead. According to Stuart Firestein, theyāre what keeps the lights on for science.
https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/supporting-research/2025/the-very-direct-effects-of-indirect-costs-040825
2 months ago
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Delve into the minds of the selfless! Discover how researchers are unraveling the mysteries behind the chemistry and architecture of charitable brains.
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Why Do People Give? That Is the Billion-Dollar Question
Researchers are studying the chemicals and structures behind charitable brains.
https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/law-economics-and-ethics/2018/why-do-people-give-that-is-the-billion-dollar-question-112718
2 months ago
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Common GLP-1 drugs act all over the brain and body to induce weight loss. But their side effects often drive people to stop using them over the long term.
#SfN25
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Combating the Unwelcome Side Effects of GLP-1 Weight Loss Treatments
Common GLP-1 drugs act all over the brain and body to induce weight loss. But their side effects often drive people to stop using them over the long term.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/diet-and-lifestyle/2025/combatting-the-unwelcome-side-effects-of-glp-1-weight-loss-treatments-112025
2 months ago
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Flavors arenāt all about what we taste. Learn how we create and experience flavor in this short puppet show.
#Thanksgiving
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Something to Savor: The Neuroscience of Flavor
Flavors arenāt all about what we taste. Learn how we create and experience flavor in this short puppet show.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/taste/2025/something-to-savor-the-neuroscience-of-flavor-101525
2 months ago
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šCelebrate International Students Day! Dive into the intriguing world of neuroscience with engaging resources for the classroom.
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For the Classroom
For the Classroom
https://www.brainfacts.org/for-educators/for-the-classroom
3 months ago
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Bright Light Neuro is an initiative to enable students to better understand how they think and feel by incorporating neuroscience lessons and activities in the classroom.
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Incorporating Neuroscience Earlier in Education
Bright Light Neuro is an initiative to enable students to better understand how they think and feel by incorporating neuroscience lessons and activities in the classroom.
https://www.brainfacts.org/for-educators/for-the-classroom/2024/incorporating-neuroscience-earlier-in-education-070124
3 months ago
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Today's the day! Meet us tonight at Little Bird Brewing for BrainFacts Live. It's not too late to register and bring a friend! š§ š»
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BrainFacts LIVE: Decoding Disorders
Eventbrite - BrainFacts LIVE: Decoding Disorders - Sunday, November 16, 2025 at Little Bird Brewing, San Diego, CA. Find event and ticket information.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brainfacts-live-decoding-disorders-tickets-1770544459139?aff=oddtdtcreator
3 months ago
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Researchers found distinct patterns of genetic signals matching the characteristics of four classes of trait patterns.
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New Autism Subtypes Identified Based on Genes, Individual Traits
Researchers found distinct patterns of genetic signals matching the characteristics of four classes of trait patterns.
https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/childhood-disorders/2025/new-autism-subtypes-identified-based-on-genes-individual-traits-111125
3 months ago
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Neuroscience reveals the emotional and physiological benefits of acting generously, uprooting the misconception that people are innately selfish.
#WorldKindnessDay
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Are We Wired for Kindness?
Neuroscience reveals the emotional and physiological benefits of acting generously, uprooting the misconception that people are innately selfish.
https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/law-economics-and-ethics/2025/are-we-wired-for-kindness-060425
3 months ago
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ICYMI: Brain Game-Style Exercises May Boost Cognition. And other neuroscience news you may have missed in October 2025.
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ICYMI: Brain Game-Style Exercises May Boost Cognition. And other neuroscience news you may have missed in October 2025. vist.ly/4dz7u
ICYMI: Brain Game-Style Exercises May Boost Cognition. And other neuroscience news you may have missed in October 2025. vist.ly/4dz7u
https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/neuroscience-in-the-news/2025/icymi-brain-game-style-exercises-may-boost-cognition-110625
3 months ago
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Colors arenāt an objective fact of the external world. Instead, theyāre the result of how our brains interpret visible light.
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Color: The World Your Brain Creates
Colors arenāt an objective fact of the external world. Instead, theyāre the result of how our brains interpret visible light.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/vision/2025/color-the-world-your-brain-creates-111025
3 months ago
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Dive into the world of neuroscience with us at Little Bird Brewing for BrainFacts LIVE! Unravel brain disorders with Nicole Rust or enjoy a cold brew šŗ while discussing latest neuroscience tech with Shrek Chalasani.
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BrainFacts LIVE: Decoding Disorders
Eventbrite - BrainFacts LIVE: Decoding Disorders - Sunday, November 16, 2025 at Little Bird Brewing, San Diego, CA. Find event and ticket information.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brainfacts-live-decoding-disorders-tickets-1770544459139?aff=oddtdtcreator
3 months ago
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The tools of network neuroscience are unlocking our understanding of how our brains think.
#STEAMDay
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In the Era of AI, the Worldās Best Computers May Be Our Brains
The tools of network neuroscience are unlocking our understanding of how our brains think.
https://www.brainfacts.org/in-the-lab/tools-and-techniques/2024/in-the-era-of-ai-the-worlds-best-computers-may-be-our-brains-071624
3 months ago
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Read perspectives on how stress can affect teens as they navigate challenges.
#NationalStressAwarenessDay
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A Glimpse into the Effect of Stress on Teenagers
Read perspectives on how stress can affect teens as they navigate challenges.
https://www.brainfacts.org/for-educators/for-the-classroom/2025/a-glimpse-into-the-effect-of-stress-on-teenagers-052725
3 months ago
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Huda Akilās research on pain and stress illuminates the brainās own resources for combatting physical and mental distress.
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Tapping Into the Brainās Natural Systems for Controlling Stress and Pain
Huda Akilās research on pain and stress illuminates the brainās own resources for combatting physical and mental distress.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/pain/2024/tapping-into-the-brains-natural-systems-for-controlling-stress-and-pain--081424
3 months ago
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Computational neuroscience helps us understand the brain not only as an organ, but as a system.
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Modeling the Mind: Electric Neurons to Artificial Intelligence
Computational neuroscience helps us understand the brain not only as an organ, but as a system.
https://www.brainfacts.org/in-the-lab/tools-and-techniques/2025/modeling-the-mind-electric-neurons-to-artificial-intelligence-110525
3 months ago
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Hereās a song about why you might get nauseous sitting in the back of a moving car.
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Why Do We Get Carsick?
Hereās a song about why you might get nauseous sitting in the back of a moving car.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/movement/2025/why-do-we-get-carsick-110325
3 months ago
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Our genomes are peppered with DNA segments called retrotransposons that can move from place to place. When unleashed, some can kill nerves and promote inflammation ā a discovery that may inspire treatments for neurodegeneration. @KnowableMagazine
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How Rogue Jumping Genes Can Spur Alzheimerās, ALS
Our genomes are peppered with DNA segments called retrotransposons that can move from place to place. When unleashed, some can kill nerves and promote inflammation ā a discovery that may inspire treatments for neurodegeneration.
https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/topic-center-alzheimers-and-dementia/2025/how-rogue-jumping-genes-can-spur-alzheimers-als-103125
3 months ago
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We may be hardwired to look at spiders and snakes differently than other critters, but we arenāt born afraid of them.
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Becoming Afraid: How Creepy-Crawlies Turn Creepy
We may be hardwired to look at spiders and snakes differently than other critters, but we arenāt born afraid of them.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/emotions-stress-and-anxiety/2019/becoming-afraid-how-creepy-crawlies-turn-creepy-080519
3 months ago
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This catchy song highlights women who have made major contributions to the neuroscience field.
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STEMinists of Neuroscience
This catchy song highlights women who have made major contributions to the neuroscience field.
https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/supporting-research/2025/steminists-of-neuroscience-102425
3 months ago
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Dive into the depths of the brain with neuroscientists from across the country at Little Bird Brewing on Sunday, November 16th from 6:30pm to 9pm.
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BrainFacts LIVE: Decoding Disorders
Eventbrite - BrainFacts LIVE: Decoding Disorders - Sunday, November 16, 2025 at Little Bird Brewing, San Diego, CA. Find event and ticket information.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brainfacts-live-decoding-disorders-tickets-1770544459139?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
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