NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Alzheimer Genetic Risk Scores Do Not Explain SuperAging
A new study demonstrates that SuperAgers cannot be distinguished from cognitively average peers by APOE status or polygenic risk scores.
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NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
The Physical Mechanics of Memory Erasure
Increasing mechanical strain causes particle interactions to erase prior directional memory, providing a physical model for how short- and long-term biological memories compete and overwrite.
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Could Long-Term Financial Struggles Raise Dementia Risk?
Keeping the brain healthy is often linked with exercise, a balanced diet, and staying mentally active. However, scientists now believe that financial security may also play an important role. A new ...
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Recall-By-Genotype for Precision Psychiatry
A new study demonstrates the feasibility of recall-by-genotype research using the diverse BioMe biobank.
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Working Longer Is Linked to Better Brain Health. Here's Why.
Retirement is simple and appealing: work hard for decades, then stop. But research suggests that when work stops, something in the brain slips. The headline, that working longer tracks with better ...
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
A single dose reversed autism-like symptoms in adult mice within hours
Even mild inflammation during pregnancy led mouse offspring to develop persistent brain overactivity, sensory sensitivity, repetitive behaviors, and increased seizure risk. Remarkably, one dose of rapamycin improved…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Superagers keep youthful memories but their DNA does not explain why
Scientists expected SuperAgers might simply inherit fewer Alzheimer’s-related risks, but their genes looked much like those of typical older adults. Their extraordinary memories may instead come from still-unknown…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Oral GLP-1 drugs may quiet the brain’s food craving circuit
Newer oral drugs related to semaglutide medications such as Ozempic reduced pleasure-driven eating in mice by quieting a deep brain reward circuit. The finding could open new avenues for understanding food cravings and…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Nearly half of dementia cases may be preventable. Here's what the science says.
For most people, dementia sits in the same category as a lightning strike: terrifying, random, out of your hands. The largest review says otherwise: in its 2024 update, the Lancet Commission concluded ...
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Frailty May Bring on Dementia Years Earlier Than Expected
Frailty is often thought of as a normal part of growing older, but new research suggests it may have a much bigger impact on brain health than previously believed. Scientists have found that older ...
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Research sheds light on migration, lifestyle, health and social status in the medieval metropolis Ypers
Researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) are playing a key role in the summer exhibition wONDERLAND at the Yper Museum. Thanks to interdisciplinary research on more than 1,000 excavated skeletons, they have…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Watching Too Much TV May Actually Rot Your Brain After All, Study Finds
(Brasil2/Canva) If you click on the TV and hear a voice from your childhood saying, "That idiot box is going to rot your brain!" – you're not alone. My grandma said exactly that whenever she walked by ...
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
What five neuroscientists do daily to protect their brains from dementia
There are 982,000 people living with dementia in the UK, according to Alzheimer’s Research UK, and this is expected to rise to 1.4 million by 2040. Avoiding cognitive decline is a priority for many of ...
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Smarter, greener ways to protect fragile cultural heritage
Museums, libraries, archives and heritage organizations face a difficult problem: Many of the objects they preserve are made from materials that naturally deteriorate.
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Vitamin a modulates neurogenesis-associated pathways and cholinergic signaling in Alzheimer’s disease: potential role of reactive astrocytes via NGN2/SOX-11 and SIRT-1
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder lacking effective disease-modifying therapies. A promising regenerative approach involves enhancing endogenous neurogenic capacity within the injured…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Joint infrared pupil images and near-corneal-plane spectral light exposure data under natural conditions
Factors influencing pupil size can be experimentally controlled or held constant in laboratory experiments, but how the pupil reflects changes in retinal input from the visual environment in real-world viewing conditions…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Advance care planning and care coordination for people with parkinsonism: a randomized controlled trial
Parkinsonism comprises a group of progressive neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson’s disease and atypical parkinsonism. In advanced stages, advance care planning (ACP) and coordinated care are important to…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Maternal cafeteria diet intake influences offspring development in Wistar rats: a pilot study
Maternal consumption of hyperpalatable cafeteria diets has been associated with adverse outcomes in offspring. This exploratory pilot study evaluated potential metabolic, growth trajectory, histological, neurochemical…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Attentional focus modulates neuromechanical organization and motor complexity during walking
Attentional focus instructions have long been recognized for their impact on motor performance and learning, yet their influence on the neuromechanical aspects of gait—spanning multiple analytical levels—remains…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Mechanosensory encoding of surface mechanics optimizes locomotion
Locomotion - whether walking, running, or crawling - depends on the precise coordination of forces between the body and its surroundings. Two critical factors in this process are the force that resists the relative…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Neural dynamics for working memory and evidence integration during olfactory navigation in Drosophila
Working memory and evidence integration are fundamental components of cognition. Theoretical and behavioral studies argue that both processes are required for plume navigation, a behavior in which animals use stochastic…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Author Correction: Neural and molecular changes during a mind-body reconceptualization, meditation, and open label placebo healing retreat: an observational study
Correction to: Communications Biology https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-09088-3, published online 06 November 2025 Following publication of this article, the title has been updated to clarify that the study was…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Bilateral cortical network disruptions in the rat caudal forelimb area after unilateral stroke
To investigate how ischemic stroke alters neural activity in the caudal forelimb area (CFA) and identify electrophysiological mechanisms underlying post-stroke motor deficits. Local field potentials were recorded…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Central role for fast nociceptors in mechanical nocifensive behavior and sensitization
Nociceptors, primary afferent nerve fibers that signal noxious stimuli, are broadly divided into slowly conducting unmyelinated C fibers and fast-conducting myelinated A fibers. Whereas C-nociceptors have been…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Coordinated response of vascular and glial cells in a pig model of sepsis
Sepsis is a deadly syndrome arising from overactivation of the immune system in response to a pathogen. Severe sepsis can result in sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) that significantly contributes to morbidity and…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Transcriptomic analysis reveals that neural stem cell-derived exosomes regulate the HMGB1/TLR2 signaling axis to promote astrocytic differentiation and mitochondrial biogenesis in the repair of radiation-induced blood-brain barrier damage
Radiation-induced brain injury (RBI) is frequently associated with bloodâbrain barrier (BBB) disruption, which contributes to poor prognosis. Neural stem cell-derived exosomes (NSC-Exo) have recently attracted…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Photoreceptor replacement: a disease-agnostic approach for the treatment of advanced retinal degeneration
Retinal dystrophies such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affect millions of individuals worldwide and remain leading causes of irreversible blindness. Photoreceptor transplantation…
NeuropsychologyJul 25, 2026
Propofol maintains more stable cochlear amplifier responses than isoflurane anesthesia does in a porcine model
Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) have been an important animal model for preclinical studies of gene-based therapies related to the treatment of human genetic sensorineural hearing loss, due to their genetic and…
NeuropsychologyJul 24, 2026
Study explores the hedging capability of cryptocurrencies in turbulent markets
The rapid growth of sustainable finance in recent years has fueled interest in green investment, ranging from green bonds and environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds to energy-efficient cryptocurrencies. While…
NeuropsychologyJul 24, 2026
Detailed Robot Feedback Can Overload Human Learners
A new study reveals that detailed personalized feedback from humanoid robots causes immediate cognitive overload after errors, slowing immediate recovery despite improving long-term task performance.