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Autism Genes Link to Sound Sensitivity - Neuroscience News Researchers are embarking on a pioneering study to uncover how genes associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) converge to affect brain neurons, particularly leading to heightened sound sensitivity.

This is an immunity science I want to track!

T Cells May Be The Living Anti-Aging Elixir - Neuroscience News Researchers found that T cells can be genetically reprogrammed to target and eliminate senescent cells, which contribute to aging-related diseases.

Astrocytes and glia are a rising interest, and their interactions with neurons!! About time 🙂 they are not just “behind the scenes”

B12 Deficiency and Multiple Sclerosis Share Intriguing Similarities A novel molecular link between vitamin B12 and MS in astrocytes – important non-neuronal brain cells – has been unearthed in a new study. The research suggests that brain-targeted B12 formulations may support MS treatment.

Neural networks see the world differently than the human brain.

Neural Networks See the World Differently From Humans A new study from MIT neuroscientists has found that deep neural network models often also respond the same way to images or words that have no resemblance to the target.

Another reason I stuck to these principles in my book on fasting, The Supreme Remedy. So many benefits.

Mediterranean Diet Reduces Risk of Cognitive Decline in Older People Older people who follow a Mediterranean diet are at a lower risk of cognitive decline, reports a new study that highlights the biological mechanisms related to the impact of diet on cognitive health.

The impacts of discrimination on the microbiome and gut-brain relationship. An important consideration in private and public health!

Discrimination exposure impacts unhealthy processing of food cues: crosstalk between the brain and gut - Nature Mental Health Gupta and colleagues use multi-omic analyses of neuroimaging and f***l metabolites to identify brain–gut–microbiome disruptions in response to discrimination that may affect preference for unhealthy eating patterns and predispose individuals experiencing discrimination-related stress to obesity.

Adversity passed down generationally impacts childhood microbiome!! Important clinical considerations for inter generational trauma.

Multigenerational adversity impacts on human gut microbiome composition and socioemotional functioning in early childhood | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Adversity exposures in the prenatal and postnatal period are associated with an increased risk for psychopathology, which can be perpetuated across...

Context matters!

The Brain Responds Differently To Touch Depending on the Context The touch of another person may increase levels of the “feelgood” hormone oxytocin. But the context really matters. The situation impacts oxytocin levels not only in the moment, but also later.

Women who suppress emotions had less diverse microbiome. Bacteria linked to happiness.

Expanding our understanding of gut feelings Women who suppressed emotions had less diverse microbiomes in a study that also found a specific bacterial link to happiness.

Microbiome study find ADHD symtpoms correlate with 3 strains of fungi, especially candida.

ADHD: Study Finds Link to Certain Fungi in Gut Microbiome New research published April 5 is exploring the association between gut health and ADHD. Researchers focused on the mycobiome, which encompasses the fungi housed in the microbiome — and found that imbalances of certain fungi were more prevalent in ADHD patients.

Some more unexplained phenomena in neuroscience exploring why we sometimes feel a presence.

You Are Not Alone: What Science Can Tell Us About the Experience of Unexplainable Presence - Neuroscience News Researchers explain the neuroscience behind why we sometimes feel the presence of another when we are alone in an empty room.

Exercise interventions for 12 weeks prove better therapies then medications.

Exercise More Effective Than Medicines to Manage Mental Health - Neuroscience News Exercise intervention that lasts 12 weeks or less appears to be most effective at reducing mental health symptoms, especially for those suffering from anxiety and depression. Higher-intensity exercise proved more beneficial in reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression than longer-duration programs...

A new approach to anti-aging 🤩

Managing Emotions Better Could Prevent Pathological Aging - Neuroscience News Better management of negative emotions in older adults may help to limit neurodegeneration.

Meaningful marriages can buffer for developing dimensia or Parkinson’s!

Lifelong Marriage Lowers Risk of Dementia - Neuroscience News Long-term, continuous marriage from mid-life to old age is associated with a lower risk of developing dementia.

Another great reason for emotional intelligence and learning how to manage your emotions.

Neuroscience News on Twitter “Managing Emotions Better Could Prevent Pathological Aging Better management of negative emotions in older adults may help to limit neurodegeneration. https://t.co/0v88XyWTh4”

I love studies that show interrelatedness and bidirectional connections. Interesting implications for our understanding of consciousness.

Hearing Is Believing: Sounds Can Alter Our Visual Perception - Neuroscience News Certain auditory cues not only help us recognize an object more quickly, but they also even alter our visual perception.

New research finds mutation in a gene found linked to autism.

Gene Mutation Leading To Autism Found to Overstimulate Brain Cells - Neuroscience News A gene associated with autism overstimulates brain cells far greater in neurons without the mutation.

Interesting study on how fear in childhood plays a role in future depression or anxiety.

How Early Fears Play a Role in Future Anxiety and Depression - Neuroscience News Behavioral inhibition at 12 to 24 months of age was associated with an increased risk of developing depression, more so than anxiety, during later life. This is especially true for inhibited children who showed blunted activity in the ventral striatum during adolescence.

A different way of meditating and focus

A Class of Meditative Practices That Produces Different Effects From Mindfulness-Related Meditation - Neuroscience News Study identifies a different class of meditative practices that seek to employ and regulate the state of stress an individual experiences, rather than reduce it, to achieve a more heightened state of focus and attention.

How a mothers mood regulates the child emotionally. “Co-regulation”

How the Mother’s Mood Influences Her Baby’s Ability to Speak - Neuroscience News Children of mothers who experience more negative moods as a result of postpartum depression during the first two months of their child's life have less mature processing of speech sounds at the age of six months.

Failure can help build resilience.

Resilience to emotional distress in response to failure, error or mistakes: A systematic review Perceptions of failure have been implicated in a range of psychological disorders, and even a single experience of failure can heighten anxiety and de…

New Brain Pathway Linked to Ketamine's Antidepressant Effects Researchers have found a previously undiscovered pathway that may help explain the mysterious antidepressant effects of ketamine.

Ant Colonies and Neural Networks Make Decisions in Similar Ways | Neuroscience Ant colonies make decisions similarly to neural networks in the brain. The corresponding study was published in PNAS. At a basic level, decision-maki | Neuroscience

I’ve seen an alarming rate of hopelessness even in elementary and middle schoolers in the last 3 years. We desperately need to teach the value of the heart, love and compassion.

Teens and mental health A CDC report found that more than a third of high school students experienced sadness or hopelessness during the pandemic

Study Links Early Life Adversity, Microglia Dysfunction, to Aberrant Adult Stress Responses, Mental Illness - Neuroscience News Microglia dysfunction in those who experienced early life adversity prompts an aberrant stress response during adulthood that may be linked to mental illness.

Quite a study.

Multiple Sclerosis Is Likely Caused by a Virus, Finds Study of 10 Million Military Personnel The demyelinating neurodegenerative disease multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complication of infection by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), suggests a new study published in Science by researchers at Harvard Medical School.