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Hypothalamus Key in Switching Between Survival Behaviors
Science
Summary: The hypothalamus helps humans switch between survival behaviors like hunting and escaping. Researchers used AI-enhanced fMRI scans to analyze brain activity ...
Prior LSD Use Linked to Lower Psychological Resilience
Health
Summary: Lifetime LSD use is linked to higher severe psychological distress after job loss, a new study reveals. Analyzing data from 15,854 ...
Internet Addiction Disrupts Adolescent Brain Networks
Health
Summary: A new study reviewed neuroimaging research on internet addiction in adolescents, revealing disrupted brain signaling in critical neural networks. These disruptions ...
Study Reveals Shifting Language in Mental Health Over 79 Years
Health
Summary: A study of 340,000 texts over 79 years found a shift from terms like “disease” and “disturbance” to “mental health” and ...
How ‘Not’ Changes Everything: Brain Interprets Negated Adjectives
Health
Summary: Researchers found that negating adjectives with “not” affects how our brains interpret their meaning, mitigating rather than inverting their definition. In ...
New Study Shows Fat-Busting Effects
Health
Researchers have found that kombucha tea’s microbes produce fasting-like effects on fat metabolism in worms, suggesting potential health benefits for humans, though ...
How Body Lice Could Rewrite the History of the Black Death
Health
New research indicates human body lice are highly efficient at spreading the plague, potentially reshaping our understanding of historical pandemics, including the ...
Bird Brains: Jays Show Episodic-like Memory
Science
Summary: A new study finds that Eurasian jays exhibit episodic-like memory, a type of memory previously thought to be unique to humans. ...
Stress May Boost Helping Behavior When Witnessing Injustice
Health
Summary: A new study finds that acute stress experienced while witnessing injustice can make people more likely to help victims rather than ...
Scientists Uncover Winning Combination of Diet and High-Intensity Exercise
Health
A recent study highlights that combining time-restricted eating with high-intensity functional training enhances body composition and cardiometabolic health more effectively than either ...
