Brain’s Internal Disappointment Meter Forces Behavioral Change
New research discovers a lateral habenula cell group acting as a disappointment meter when reality misses expectations.
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New research discovers a lateral habenula cell group acting as a disappointment meter when reality misses expectations.
A new study rejects the sandwich model, proving the brain lacks a decision-making center.
A newly identified group of amygdala neurons appears to play a central role in anxiety and social behavior. Restoring normal activity in this tiny brain circuit...
Somewhere on the ventral surface of the temporal lobe, in a region called the fusiform gyrus, there is a small area of cortex that responds far more strongly to...
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.02840: Self-Regulation through Communication in Evolved Neural Agents
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.03481: Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity Stabilizes Goal-Conditioned Dynamics in a PFC-Inspired Reservoir Model for Multistep Go...
Author summary Reduced cortical interneuron inhibition in schizophrenia is implicated in impaired processing in prefrontal cortex and altered EEG signal mismatc...
Researchers constructed a brain growth charts from 54,000+ diffusion MRI scans to map individual white matter health.
Brain scans suggest long COVID’s biggest clues may lie in the brain’s emotion centers, not widespread inflammation.
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2606.00667: Cortex and subcortex play distinct roles over learning when cortical memory is limited
A whole-brain neural "pre-decision state" in the pallium that predicts social approach before movement.
Author summary Mutations in a wide array of genes can contribute neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorders or schizophrenia. The effects o...
For generations, we have viewed the transition into general anesthesia as a descent into an absolute, velvety blackout. As the anesthetic drugs take hold, the
Tones, oddball sounds and words can spark brain cell responses, hinting at nuanced processing without consciousness.
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.31473: The Metastable Mind: Neural Underpinnings of Naturalistic Cognition Through the Synthesis of Event Segmentation and Me...
Abstract page for arXiv paper 2605.30556: Supervised Training Rapidly Degrades Early Visual Cortex Alignment Across Biologically Plausible Learning Rules
Cesium-131 collagen tiles (TBRT) cut brain tumor recurrence to 1.3% and double overall survival.
The Neuroscience of Love: Biochemical Transformations Scientific consensus confirms that love is not merely a poetic abstraction but a powerful neurobiological...
Baek JH, Mamula D, Tingstam B, Pereira M, He Y, Svenningsson P (2019) GRP78 level is altered in the brain, but not in plasma or cerebrospinal fluid in Parkinson...
Dopamine, a key neurotransmitter, is associated with a broadly conserved biosynthetic pathway and receptor system across bilaterians, with emerging evidenc
Verbal repetition involves transforming heard speech into articulatory motor output and constitutes a core language function integrating receptive and expr
Creative thinking is characterized by novelty and appropriateness. Previous research has focused on consistent neural mechanisms across specific creative t
Researchers discover a 20–45 Hz thalamic rhythm that serves as a biological signature of active states of consciousness.
Experts break down the neurobiology of distraction, revealing why willpower fails and how proactive control and self-hypnosis restore focus.
‘Neuronal representation’ is not a defective concept: Ambiguity as a sign of science in progress Lotem Elber-Dorozko and Devin Gouvêa The term “neural re...
A new study links a weak sense of self to malleable bodily awareness via the rubber hand illusion.
Japanese researchers may have found a way to help neurons.
Author summary A goal of neuroscience is to identify general principles that explain how neural circuits represent information. Feedforward and locally recurren...