NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
How your diet affects your risk of dementia – and four things to do about it
Researchers have claimed that ultra-processed foods cause dementia, but brain experts recommend a different approach to diet ...
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NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Six simple summer habits to protect your brain health, according to experts
Looking after your brain and strengthening your cognitive muscle can have a lasting impact on your overall wellbeing, both now and in the future ...
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Scientists made ‘mini brains’ in the lab. These can help in Alzheimer’s treatment
At present, there is no cure for Alzheimer’s. It is one of the most prevalent forms of dementia and affects over 55 million people globally according to the World Health Organisation.
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Are gamifying exergames the future of intervention for people with dementia? Systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundGamified exergaming has emerged as a promising approach for enhancing cognitive and motor function in older adults, yet its effectiveness in people with dementia remains unclear. Existing research has largely…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Deep brain stimulation clinical trials: a framework to accelerate recruitment, retention, and technology translation
Clinical trials involving deep brain stimulation (DBS) are challenging to implement due to invasiveness and complexity of the therapy, substantial barriers to participant recruitment and retention, and difficulties…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
ScaleSpecter: a frequency-aware multi-scale patch framework for robust physiological classification under non-stationarity
IntroductionEarly detection and intervention for cognitive impairment associated with neurodegenerative diseases are important for slowing disease progression and improving quality of life. Electroencephalography…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
A mouse model of oxycodone reward following its oral self-administration in a sweetened solution
IntroductionThis study aimed to develop a preclinical model in which reinforcement and reward can be measured in the same subject. To this end, we combined the power of drug self-administration and place conditioning…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Blunted light exposure amplitudes in patients with opioid use disorder
Accumulating evidence implicates sleep and circadian rhythm disruption in substance use disorders, including opioid use disorder (OUD). To understand whether weaker light exposure time cues are observed in patients with…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Mapping genetic convergence across brain structure, mental health, and cardiometabolic disease
Individuals with psychiatric disorders frequently experience comorbid cardiometabolic conditions, complicating treatment and worsening health outcomes. Both psychiatric and cardiometabolic disorders have been…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Texture analysis on muscle T2 maps can reveal changes in upper trapezius muscles related to primary headache disorders
Migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) are highly prevalent primary headache disorders. Neck pain is common among patients with migraine or TTH, but objective biomarkers for the neck’s myofascial involvement within the…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
A deep reinforcement learning account of competition and integration of visual and goal vector signals for spatial navigation
Integrating different sources of information is essential to successful spatial navigation. For instance, animals often rely on a combination of visual impressions, self-motion, olfaction, and other signals to navigate…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Apelin-13 prevents GATA4-mediated neuronal senescence by restoring autophagy through mTORC1 inhibition
Neuronal senescence, triggered by oxidative stress and inflammatory responses, is a significant risk factor for brain aging, ultimately leading to cognitive decline. Apelin-13, an exercise-induced myokine, exhibits…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Coexistence of anhedonia and sensation-seeking with context-dependent gut dysbiosis in a prodromal transgenic mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
Accumulating evidence indicates that gut microbiota plays a role in the progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Microbiota-based treatments for prodromal PD, which is accompanied by a wide range of neuropsychiatric…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Rubicon modulates neuroimmune responses following traumatic brain injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) elicits robust neuroinflammation and oxidative stress, coupled with an acute inhibition of macro-autophagy (autophagy) in neurons and microglia. Rubicon (Rubcn), a Beclin1 interacting protein…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Association of platelet to highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (PHR) with stroke and its subtypes: a large prospective cohort study
The platelet to highdensity lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (PHR) is an emerging indicator reflecting the balance between thrombogenesis and lipid metabolism inflammation. This study aimed to investigate the relationship…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Structural and functional studies of inward rectifier Kir7.1 and its regulation by the Melanocortin-4 receptor
Hereditary defects in the function of the inwardly rectifying potassium channel Kir7.1 in the retinal pigment epithelium are associated with the ocular diseases retinitis pigmentosa, Leber congenital amaurosis, and…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Researchers are building computers that run on brain organoids — but have neglected a major ethical issue
The workings of the brain are often compared to those of a computer. Some researchers are testing this analogy to its limits, attempting to build computers containing laboratory-grown cultures of brain cells. In doing…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Structural brain alterations in frailty among end-stage renal disease patients
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients exhibit a high prevalence of multidimensional frailty, yet its neurobiological correlates remain unclear. This study investigated neuroimaging correlates of frailty in ESRD and…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
‘Timer’ in the brain tracks sleep — and predicts awakening
Sleep deprivation can be dangerous, but it’s difficult to measure.Credit: Getty How does the brain know when it’s time to wake up? Researchers have identified1 a chemical signal that serves as a timer in the mouse brain…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Composing a science life with music
Two scientists blend their love of music and science in different ways. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Lifestyle and BrainAGE in adult depression
This study investigates how heterogeneity in lifestyle and physical fitness shapes patterns of brain ageing in depression. The study sample included medically healthy adults from the UK Biobank (44–82 years) with a…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Dissociable roles of prefrontal plasticity in decision-making strategy and execution of habitual behavior
Habits are essential for sustaining adaptive behaviors but can also lead to maladaptive behaviors such as compulsive and addictive disorders. They emerge through a shift in decision-making from motivation-driven strategy…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Spike inference from calcium imaging data acquired with GCaMP8 indicators
Calcium imaging is a central method in neuroscience but it records neuronal activity only indirectly and thereby produces results that are difficult to interpret. Here we evaluate the GCaMP8 calcium indicator variants…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Energy paradox in REM sleep: balancing supply and consumption in brain metabolism
The brainâs capacity for information processing depends on precisely regulated energy dynamics. Yet how metabolic supply adapts to shifting computational demands across brain states remains unclear. Using wide-field…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Astrocyte activation and gliosis contribute to brain-wide neuroinflammation following experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage
Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) remains a life-threatening type of hemorrhagic stroke. Astrocytes are key cellular responders after SAH. We designed the current study to elucidate the global astrocyte reaction…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Nanoscopic tau aggregates in Parkinson’s disease
Post-mortem tau pathology is frequently observed in Parkinsonâs disease (PD) using immunohistochemistry (IHC) to measure large inclusions. However, small protein aggregates that precede inclusions are considered a…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Correction: Optimized multichannel 4 mA vs conventional transcranial direct current stimulation for major depressive disorder: A randomized sham-controlled trial
Correction to: Molecular Psychiatry https://doi.org/10.1038/s41380-026-03560-0; published online 02 April 2026 Following publication of this article, the authors identified an error in the corresponding authorship…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
The sodium channel SCN2A regulates cortical excitatory and inhibitory neurogenesis
Voltage-gated sodium channels regulate neuronal excitability and synaptic transmission in the postnatal and adult brain. The gene SCN2A, encoding the sodium channel Nav1.2, regulates synaptic development and variants in…
NeuropsychologyJul 27, 2026
Early life adversity shapes neural and behavioural responses to oxytocin during altruistic decision-making
What makes some people willing to help strangers at a personal cost, while others are more hesitant or selective? Early life adversity - such as neglect or abuse - may shape how we respond to strangers in need later in…
NeuropsychologyJul 26, 2026
Air pollution and dementia: How dirty air could affect your brain health | Sneha Mordani explains
Air pollution may pose a risk beyond the lungs, with growing research linking long-term exposure to cognitive decline and dementia. More than 57 million people worldwide live with dementia, while ...