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Early Sugar Restriction Linked to 23% Lower Dementia Risk
A UK study finds that limiting sugar in the womb and early childhood may reduce dementia risk by up to 23% and delay onset by 2.6 years.
When Memory Beats Instinct: New Math Reveals the Threshold
A new mathematical framework shows organisms switch from reactive to memory-based decisions only when energy exceeds a critical threshold, and memory is most useful under moderate uncertainty.
Simulating Visual Decision-Making with Active Inference to Predict Chart Errors
New research uses Active Inference to simulate how people read charts, predicting errors from attention and memory before user studies.
Antioxidant Therapy Bypasses Genetic Defect by Activating Alternative Gene Networks
Researchers found that NAC antioxidant therapy can restore neural circuits in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome by activating compensatory gene networks, not by fixing the original genetic mutation.
Sequential Memory Edits Fail: Forgetting Is Not Reversible
New research falsifies the hypothesis that AI memory traces can be edited sequentially without side effects, finding that order matters and erased knowledge returns.
Fast Lane Hypothesis: VENs Enable Speed-Accuracy Tradeoff in Social Decisions
New computational model reveals that von Economo neurons prioritize speed over accuracy in social decisions, explaining their role in autism and frontotemporal dementia.
CBD and THC Combo Reduces Agitation in Advanced Dementia
A twice-daily oral CBD/THC formulation rapidly and significantly reduces end-of-life agitation in hospice-eligible dementia patients, achieving sustained symptom relief through 12 weeks.
How Brains Balance Belief Updating and Integration: New Findings from Living Neurons
New research on living neuronal cultures shows how belief updating and integrated information dynamics co-evolve, linking two major theories of consciousness.
Home Visits Boost Baby Brain Development and Reduce Anemia
An integrated home-visit program in India improved growth, cut anemia by half, and enhanced cognitive, language, and motor skills in small-for-gestational-age infants.
How Our Brains Infer Others' Hidden Motives: A Bayesian Model
A new study reveals that people track others' social preferences as continuous values, not categories, using a Bayesian model that outperformed 15,000 discrete-type models.
Eye Contact Syncs Infant Brains for Language Learning
New research shows that eye contact between infants and speakers synchronizes brainwaves, enabling selective language learning.
Consistent Daily Routines Reduce Pain and Depression in Older Adults
A new study finds that maintaining regular daily schedules for waking, eating, and sleeping can significantly reduce physical pain and depressive symptoms in older adults, regardless of sleep quality.