Neuroscience

Health Nail-biting, procrastination, self-harming: The evolutionary origins of bad habits

A new psychological analysis suggests self-sabotaging behaviors are rooted in survival mechanisms that favor predictable harm over uncertain threat.

Health Gut microbes are reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Health Rutgers research explains why brains think at different speeds Rebecca Shavit

Health Brain training game shows early promise for treating chronic pain without drugs Rebecca Shavit

Health New study model shows Alzheimer’s disease can be reversed — not just prevented Joseph Shavit

AI AI models tested in a classic economics game reveal major differences from human thinking Shy Cohen

AI Scientists rethink consciousness in the age of intelligent machines Joseph Shavit

Health New research challenges our understanding of Parkinson’s disease Rebecca Shavit

Health High-fat cheese linked to lower dementia risk in long-term study Rebecca Shavit

AI AI tool predicts brain tumors before surgery with near-perfect precision Shy Cohen

AI AI reveals clues to how the human brain understands speech Shy Cohen

Health Researchers discovered how the brain decides what to remember Mac Oliveau

Health Shingles vaccine proves most promising drug for prevention of Alzheimer’s disease Joseph Shavit

Health Major study reveals why Alzheimer’s patients forget their family, friends Joshua Shavit

Health First-confirmed images of microplastics in the brain — possible link to dementia Rebecca Shavit

Health Two-tiered atlas of the developing human brain offers new hope in Parkinson’s treatment Rebecca Shavit

Health Daily physical activity lowers Alzheimer’s disease risk in older adults Joseph Shavit