Neuroscience

Neuroscience

top science stories 2022
2022 was another busy year in the realm of science, with groundbreaking stories spanning space, materials, medicine, and technology.
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A concept known as "wave-particle duality" famously applies to light. But it also applies to all matter — including you.
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The research could aid the development of more effective treatments for conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). 
Sight helps you see a room, but interoception lets you sense it from inside your own body.
The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical conundrums posed by those who would exploit the latest research advances for profit.
Eyes with lower pigment (blue or grey eyes) don’t need to absorb as much light as brown or dark eyes before this information reaches the retinal cells. This might provide light-eyed people with some resilience to SAD.
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Can psychedelics solve the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness? A Johns Hopkins professor explains.
A recent study reveals how nerve insulation becomes impaired in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
Becoming less physically active as you get older is not inevitable.
Virtually all the statistical methods researchers commonly use assume potential mating partners decide who they will have children with based on a roll of the dice.
Flexible organic circuits might someday hook right into your head.
Bilingualism confers various mental health and social benefits. Perhaps knowing a second alphabet confers even more.
Psychologists are finding that moral code violations can leave an enduring mark — and may require new types of therapy.
An independent researcher looks into why there's such strong opposition to her research.
Ancient humans may have evolved to slumber efficiently — and in a crowd.
"In our studies, people who are more intelligent don’t mind wander so often when the task is hard but can do it more when tasks are easy."
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Stress shrinks your brain. Neuroscientist Lisa Genova explains how to strengthen it.
New memories appear to be stabilized in the brain by a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
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A psychiatrist studied 1,000 near-death experiences. Here’s what he discovered.
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Vanadium dioxide is a strange material that "remembers" information and when it was stored. This is akin to biological memory.
The potential new drug is in a class of its own, as it works differently than any other antidepressant on the market.
Metabolism and mitochondrial functioning seem to have far more to do with mental health than many people might expect.
Brown noise, the better-known white noise, and even pink noise are all sonic hues.
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Futurist Ari Wallach shares how to become future-conscious.