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A new study upends decades of motivational dogma by proving that the brain does not naturally avoid effort, but rather avoids wasted effort.​  Read more at Cerebratech ​ 

A new study provides the first direct neural evidence of “compositional generalization,” the cognitive capacity to recombine familiar elements into novel ideas.​ 

A new study upends decades of neuroscientific dogma by proving that sodium concentrations vary drastically within individual astrocytes and across their sub-cellular processes.​ 

Serotonin is a key driver of cognitive flexibility by actively reducing “belief stickiness”, the tendency to cling to outdated assumptions despite contradicting real-world evidence.​ 

Serotonin is a key driver of cognitive flexibility by actively reducing “belief stickiness”, the tendency to cling to outdated assumptions despite contradicting real-world evidence.​  Read more at Cerebratech ​ 

A single dose of psilocybin provides up to a month of nerve pain relief and fundamentally supercharges the efficacy of traditional painkillers.​ 

A single dose of psilocybin provides up to a month of nerve pain relief and fundamentally supercharges the efficacy of traditional painkillers.​  Read more at Cerebratech ​ 

Why do heart attacks so frequently trigger severe depression, anxiety, and accelerated dementia? A new study maps the “heart-brain axis,” proving that dying cardiac tissue releases a toxic metabolic byproduct called methylglyoxal (MG).​ 

How does the gastrointestinal tract track a lack of protein and command the brain to swap food preferences? A new study reveals a dual-track gut-brain signaling axis triggered by protein deficiency.​ 

The weight-loss effects of semaglutide depend on boosting a signaling molecule called cAMP within appetite-regulating neurons in the area postrema.​