Brain Gear Is the Hot New Wearable
Ten years ago, a Fitbit was about as sophisticated a wearable as you could get. The Apple Watch…
Re-engineering the disordered mind: clinical experimentation, dynamical systems, and AI for personalized psychiatry
Despite decades of research, progress in neuropsychiatric treatment has plateaued, and efforts to identify reliable biomarkers have often…
Study identifies molecular drivers of cerebral small vessel disease
A new study identifies molecular factors that promote small vessel disease – and an active drug that can…
AI uncovers hidden mechanisms of covert attention and emergent neuron types
Shifting focus on a visual scene without moving our eyes – think driving, or reading a room for…
Blood Sugar Patterns Strongly Linked to Sleep Quality
Summary: Blood sugar patterns and dietary choices play a significant role in how well adults sleep. Individuals with…
Bioluminescent tool illuminates single-cell activity in living brains
A decade ago, a group of scientists had the literally brilliant idea to use bioluminescent light to visualize…
Using generative AI for the objective assessment of language in healthcare
Participant demographics We obtained recordings from 53 autistic participants and 18 neurotypical controls (NTCs), including children (5–12 years), adolescents…
New analysis reveals fundamental flaws in widely used measures of biological aging
A landmark review published today in Genomic Psychiatry challenges researchers to fundamentally reconsider how the field measures and…
Cold-water swimming has benefits for the brain as well as the body
Swimmers in January at Beckenham Place Park lake in London AMcCulloch / Alamy It’s 8am and I’m standing…
Cognitive blocks drive the brain’s advantage over AI
Artificial intelligence may write award-winning essays and diagnose disease with remarkable accuracy, but biological brains still hold the…
AI Reveals Lions Don’t Just Roar, They Have a Second Call
Summary: A new study reveals African lions produce two types of roars, overturning long-held assumptions and opening the…
Study finds early neural markers of addiction risk differ between boys and girls
The roots of addiction risk may lie in how young brains function long before substance use begins, according…