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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
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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
4 days 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
7 days 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
8 days 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
9 days 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
11 days 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
15 days 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
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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
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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
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Peer into some clues as to why teenagers make hasty, sometimes ill-advised choices.
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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
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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
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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
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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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Flavors arenāt all about what we taste. Learn how we create and experience flavor in this short puppet show.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Neuroscience reveals the emotional and physiological benefits of acting generously, uprooting the misconception that people are innately selfish.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The tools of network neuroscience are unlocking our understanding of how our brains think.
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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
about 2 months ago
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Read perspectives on how stress can affect teens as they navigate challenges.
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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
about 2 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
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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
about 2 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
about 2 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
about 2 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
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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
about 2 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
about 2 months ago
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Paulo Graziano highlights the adverse impacts of fidget spinners, arguing they largely distract children more than they aid in concentration.#ADHDAwarnessMonth
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Do Fidget Spinners Help Kids Focus?
Paulo Graziano explains why fidget spinners cause more distraction than concentration for some children.
https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/childhood-disorders/2018/do-fidget-spinners-help-kids-focus-071818
about 2 months ago
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Unlike other organs, the brain is generally considered germ free. But in recent years, this question has been up for debate among some neuroscientists.
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Is the Brain Really Sterile? Fish Study Reignites Controversy
Unlike other organs, the brain is generally considered germ free. But in recent years, this question has been up for debate among some neuroscientists.
https://www.brainfacts.org/brain-anatomy-and-function/anatomy/2025/is-the-brain-really-sterile-fish-study-reignites-controversy-102325
2 months ago
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Studies in rats indicate that binge-watching cartoons or overdoing screen time at young ages may impair their tiny brains' growth!ššŗ#ADHDAwarenessMonth
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TV-Binging Rats Show Symptoms of ADHD
Research in rats suggests excessive media consumption at a young age can hurt brain development.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/brain-development/2017/tv-binging-rats-show-symptoms-of-adhd-111017
2 months ago
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Whether youāre envisioning shapes in the clouds or picturing a drawing in your mind, weāre all capable of being imaginative. But where does this mental visualization come together in the brain?
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Using Your Imagination to See Pictures in the Sky
Different regions in the brain work together to help spark creativity, recall memories, and bring abstract ideas to life.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/thinking-and-awareness/2025/using-your-imagination-to-see-pictures-in-the-sky-100825
2 months ago
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Hereās why drinking coffee makes you feel more awake.
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The Caffeine Conundrum
Hereās why drinking coffee makes you feel more awake.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/diet-and-lifestyle/2025/the-caffeine-conundrum-101725
2 months ago
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From professional to youth leagues, the hockey world is debating how to reduce concussion risk among players while preserving the spirit of the sport.
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Protecting the Game: How Hockey Can Prevent Brain Injury Among Players
From professional to youth leagues, the hockey world is debating how to reduce concussion risk among players while preserving the spirit of the sport.
https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/neurodegenerative-disorders/2025/protecting-the-game-how-hockey-can-prevent-brain-injury-among-players-042225
2 months ago
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Congrats to our 2025 Brain Awareness Video Contest winners! š#BAVC25 š„š āSomething to Savor: The Neuroscience of Flavorā by Gina Rizzo, Allison George, Diana Guarino & Lindsey Czarnecki š„āThe Shape of Our Memoriesā by Yewon Jun š„āThe Caffeine Conundrumā by Andi Liu
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L. Eugene Arnold is part of a five-year, NIH-funded study exploring brainwave-controlled videogames as a treatment for ADHD.
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Can Neurofeedback Help Kids With ADHD?
L. Eugene Arnold is part of a five-year, NIH-funded study exploring brainwave-controlled videogames as a treatment for ADHD.
https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/childhood-disorders/2020/can-neurofeedback-help-kids-with-adhd-062520
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Vote for your favorite 2025 Brain Awareness Video Contest entry! Peopleās Choice voting is open through Wednesday October 15! š
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Recent research shows how microgravity changes key structures in the brain associated with waste removal and suggests implications for returning to life on Earth.
#WorldSpaceWeek
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Six Months in Space Changes Your Brain for Years
Recent research shows how microgravity changes key structures in the brain associated with waste removal and suggests implications for returning to life on Earth.
https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/tech-and-the-brain/2024/six-months-in-space-changes-your-brain-for-years-011724
3 months ago
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ICYMI: Novel Gene Therapy Offers New Hope for Slowing Huntingtonās. And other neuroscience news you may have missed in September 2025.
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ICYMI: Novel Gene Therapy Offers New Hope for Slowing Huntingtonās
And other neuroscience news you may have missed in September 2025.
https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/neuroscience-in-the-news/2025/icymi-novel-gene-therapy-offers-new-hope-for-slowing-huntingtons-100925
3 months ago
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New research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome. The best way to do that right now is not through pills and supplements, but better food.
#WorldMentalHealthDay
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The Growing Link Between Microbes, Mood, and Mental Health
New research suggests that to maintain a healthy brain, we should tend our gut microbiome. The best way to do that right now is not through pills and supplements, but better food.
https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/diet-and-lifestyle/2024/the-growing-link-between-microbes-mood-and-mental-health-062724
3 months ago
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Inflammation is a key immune response. But when it becomes chronic, lingering inflammatory proteins in the blood can pose a threat to brain health.
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How Inflammation Can Drive Depression
Inflammation is a key immune response. But when it becomes chronic, lingering inflammatory proteins in the blood can pose a threat to brain health.
https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/immune-system-disorders/2025/how-inflammation-can-drive-depression-100125
3 months ago
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Staying informed about the latest advancements in neuroscience research can help us better understand and combat depression. Explore these resources to learn more about depression & the research advancing the development of treatments.
#NationalDepressionScreeningDay
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National Depression Screening Day
Neuroscience research is advancing what we know about depression, and helping us develop treatments for it.
https://www.brainfacts.org/diseases-and-disorders/mental-health/2019/national-depression-screening-day-101419
3 months ago
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2025 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Molecular Sponges That Purify Water, Store Energy, and Clean Up the Environment
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2025 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Molecular Sponges That Purify Water, Store Energy, and Clean Up the Environment
Three scientists, including one from the U.S., share the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing āmetal-organic frameworks,ā versatile molecular cages that can trap contaminants, store energy and possibly deliver drugs to specific areas of the body.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/2025-chemistry-nobel-goes-to-molecular-sponges-that-purify-water-store/
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Ben Rein and Maria Tavares have a theory on why online interactions can bring the troll out of any of us.
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How Social Media May Be Affecting Our Empathy
Ben Rein and Maria Tavares have a theory on why online interactions can bring the troll out of any of us.
https://www.brainfacts.org/neuroscience-in-society/tech-and-the-brain/2025/wired-for-connection-cursed-by-computers-how-social-media-may-be-affecting-our-empathy-100125
3 months ago
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Some scientists are harnessing the unique environment of space to study aging and neurodegeneration by sending brain organoids to the International Space Station.
#WorldSpaceWeek
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Space-traveled Organoids Help Scientists Study Neurodegeneration
Some scientists are harnessing the unique environment of space to study aging and neurodegeneration by sending brain organoids to the International Space Station.
https://www.brainfacts.org/in-the-lab/tools-and-techniques/2025/space-traveled-organoids-help-scientists-study-neurodegeneration-043025
3 months ago
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