Meet the ‘psychobiome’: the gut bacteria that may alter how you think, feel, and act
Scientists hope to turn gut microbes or their products into new antidepressants or drugs for other brain disorders
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Mouse brains seen in unprecedented 3D detail, thanks to new staining technique
Method could lead to new understandings of solid tumors and neurodegenerative diseases -
‘Autistic voices should be heard.’ Autistic adults join research teams to shift focus of studies
Research moves away from cause and cure, toward ways to improve autistic people’s lives -
Experimental schizophrenia drug could reduce long-neglected symptoms
New compound targets different neural receptors than existing antipsychotic drugs do -
Meet the psychologist exploring unconscious bias—and its tragic consequences for society
Jennifer Eberhardt’s experiments reveal impact of implicit racial bias, from classroom discipline to police shootings -
Redesigning opioids may not prevent their fatal side effect
Mouse studies challenge the premise of efforts to eliminate painkillers' impact on breathing -
Do you like weird art? Blame your brain
A new algorithm predicts preferences based on how the brain values paintings -
Lab-grown ‘minibrains’ differ from the real thing in cell subtypes, gene expression
Stress prompts important differences between organoid and human brain cells -
Brain parasite may strip away rodents’ fear of predators—not just of cats
Toxoplasma gondii may have more general effects on mouse behavior than previously thought -
As epilepsy drugs fail nearly one-third of patients, scientists seek root causes of seizures
Leaps in gene sequencing and better animal models are changing how doctors understand, study, and sometimes treat epilepsy -
Ketamine disrupts memories to help heavy drinkers cut back
Study takes aim at the positive associations that drive cravings -
What do you see when you look at these photos—animals or humanmade objects?
Living in a built environment can change how you see the world -
Colombian woman’s genes offer new clues to staving off Alzheimer’s
A rare mutation in a known Alzheimer’s risk gene points to potential treatments -
New technologies promise sharper artificial vision for blind people
Researchers hone techniques to restore sight by stimulating the retina or brain -
Intensive DNA search yields 10 genes tied directly to schizophrenia
Rare genetic variants could point to new treatments for severe psychiatric disorder -
Chemicals released by bacteria may help gut control the brain, mouse study suggests
Gut microbes help mice forget their fears
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