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Study Finds Lasting Blood–Brain Barrier Damage in Retired Contact-Sport Athletes

MRI evidence of chronic leakiness correlates with weaker cognitive performance.

Sleep-Like Brain Waves During Wakefulness Tied to Attention Lapses in Adults With ADHD

Mouse Study Traces Age-Linked Memory Loss to Gut Microbe–Immune–Vagus Circuit

Single 20-Minute Workout Boosts Human Hippocampal 'Ripples' Tied to Memory

Study Links Chronic Back Pain to Heightened Brain Responses to Everyday Sounds and Shows Therapy Can Reduce Them

Eye-Tracking Study Detects Brain Differences More Than a Decade After Concussions in Veterans

EEG Study Finds Food Cues Keep Firing in the Brain Even After You’re Full

Neuroscience Review Links Prolonged Grief to Brain Reward Circuits

New MRI Metric Links Age-Related Hearing Loss to Cognitive Decline, Study Finds

Study Reframes Dopamine as the Brain’s Real-Time Progress Signal in Learning

British Neuralink Trial Patient Controls Computer by Thought After UCLH Implant

After Taipei 101 Free Solo, Neuroscience Reexamines How Alex Honnold Processes Fear

New Evidence Backs Short Naps as Sleep Guidance Shifts Toward Quality and Brain Health

Brief Midday Nap Triggers Cortical ‘Reset’ That Primes the Brain to Learn

Brain Reward Training Linked to Higher Antibody Response After Hepatitis B Vaccine

Parietal Alpha Rhythms Shown to Tune the Brain’s Sense of Body Ownership

Study Maps Brain Network Orchestrating Facial Expressions

Poor Sleep Is Common in Argentina as Experts Flag Snooze-Alarms Risk and Limited Weekend Recovery Benefits

New Evidence Backs a Five-Part Plan to Keep the Aging Brain Sharp

Cell Study Finds ADHD Stimulants Boost Wakefulness and Reward Systems, Not Attention Circuits