Neuroscience
The brain, neural systems and cognitive neuroscience.
The Physics of the 20-Watt Brain: Operating at the Thermodynamic Edge
A new study in National Science Review shows that neural dynamics operate at 79% thermodynamic efficiency—nearly reaching the Landauer limit by relying on collective spatio-temporal waveforms instead of static synaptic states.
The Science of Consciousness: What Do We Know About the Mind?
Exploring the philosophical divide between human cognition and artificial intelligence through the lens of Hubert Dreyfus's critique.
Your Brain Generates Waves That Predict What You See Next
How neural traveling waves in the visual cortex function as a biological generative model—learning environmental regularities, predicting sensory input, and constructing perception from noisy data.
AI in Mental Health Care: How Parallel Brain Streams Reveal Why AI Can’t Truly Understand Us
New research proves the brain runs multiple asynchronous streams—exposing why AI, even with perfect data, can never replicate human mental health insight.
AI Reveals the Hidden Curve: How Long Sleep Signals Early Alzheimer's Through Brain-Biology Feedback Loops
AI-powered non-linear modeling of 2,410 older adults unmasked a sharp biological inflection: sleeping 8.5+ hours nightly tracks elevated p-tau181, a specific Alzheimer's biomarker — not as cause but as the brain's behavioral footprint of silent neurodegeneration.
The Intracellular Engine of Brain Wiring: How Neurons Self-Assemble a Single Output Path
A new study in Nature reveals that axon formation is an autonomous, internally generated process driven by a periodic cytoskeletal oscillator, challenging the conventional belief that external growth factors dictate how embryonic neurons sprout their single output extension.
Cursive Is Gone. So Is Your Brain’s Quiet Conversation With Itself.
The loss of cursive handwriting isn’t just nostalgia—it’s the erosion of a neural ritual that wired memory, focus, and thought. Here’s what we’re really giving up.
Why Less Screen Time Means Better Brains for Kids Under Five
New research reveals that preschoolers who spend less time on screens show stronger self-control, better memory, and improved emotional regulation — with no amount of screen time proving beneficial for psychosocial development.
Unveiling Karyoptosis: A New Pathway to Nuclear Decay in Neurodegenerative Disease
Scientists have uncovered karyoptosis, a novel cellular suicide pathway driving rapid nuclear disintegration in Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia. This discovery, centered on the p38-LaminB1 protein interaction, opens up new therapeutic angles for neuroprotection in dementia.
The Brain's Bargain: Fast Reactions, Fuzzy Details, and the Cost of Survival
A look at the brain's dual-strategy for adaptive efficiency, where expected events speed up action by skipping detail, and surprises trigger metabolic resource allocation for memory updates.
Beyond the Surface: Challenging the Cerebellar Biomarker Paradigm
A breakthrough study from Virginia Tech reveals that Purkinje cell activity fails to reliably predict deep cerebellar nuclei behavior, necessitating a change in how we understand and treat movement disorders.
Overcoming the 20-Minute EEG Bottleneck: How AI Decodes Background Brainwaves to Spot Epilepsy
A new machine-learning algorithm decodes baseline EEG readings to identify genetic epilepsy markers, bypassing the need for active seizure events.