Gene Therapy Tames the Brain’s Dangerous Electrical Storms
Researchers used adeno-associated virus to express the KCNN4 gene in mouse neocortex, cutting the amplitude of spreading depolarization several-fold and...
Hippocampal Neurons Encode Word Meaning as a Distributed Population Code Mirroring AI Language Models
Researchers recording single neurons in the human hippocampus found that word meanings are encoded in distributed population activity patterns whose...
Baseline Cognition, Not Age or Education, Predicts Daily Function Decline in Dementia
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 longitudinal studies finds that baseline cognitive function, but not age or education, predicts...
Neural Networks Spontaneously Split Into Context and Sensory Specialists
A new study shows that artificial neural networks with two parallel pathways joined by a cross-product fusion spontaneously develop specialized...
Mixed-Effects Model for Brain Scans Matches Gold Standard and Maps Reliability Across the Whole Brain
A validated, containerised linear mixed-effects pipeline for task fMRI matches the R reference standard to six decimal places and shows...
When Two Viruses Invade the Brain Together: A Rare Case of Tick-Borne Encephalitis With HHV-7
Ukrainian clinicians report an immunocompetent woman with confirmed tick-borne encephalitis whose cerebrospinal fluid also contained replicating human herpesvirus 7, highlighting...
Muscle Signals Alone Don’t Heal Stroke-Damaged Hands, Massive Review Finds
A systematic review of 38 trials and 1,132 stroke patients finds that EMG-based rehabilitation technologies only outperform conventional therapy when...
Scientists Devise a Three-Step Test to Check Whether ICU Data Annotations Can Be Trusted
Researchers have developed a three-step framework combining visual inspection and automated physiological classification to assess the reliability of time-stamped clinical...
The Aging Brain Rewires Its Resting Rhythms, Landmark MEG Study of 617 Adults Reveals
A large resting-state MEG study of 617 adults aged 18 to 88 shows that healthy aging shifts the brain's spontaneous...
Who Gets Comfort Care at the End? Stroke Study Reveals Stark Racial and Income Gaps
A national study finds that Black, Hispanic, and low-income patients who die after stroke thrombectomy are significantly less likely to...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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