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Scientists Strip LSD Apart And Discover What Keeps Its Psychedelic Effects Alive
Scientists have been pulling apart one of the most famous psychedelic molecules in chemistry, and the strangest discovery came when there was barely any LSD left. A team led by UC Davis researcher David E. Olson removed structural pieces from LSD one by one, then tested what the resulting molecules could still do. Some simplified…
Man Forgot His Entire Past For Nearly Seven Years Then Remembered Everything
For nearly seven years, a Japanese man lived without the memories that made him who he was. He had forgotten his own name, his family and the life he had built before his memory disappeared. Then he switched to an easier job. Within two weeks, he suddenly remembered everything, including the traumatic event that had…
Scientists Found Something Surprisingly Powerful About Human Touch
A simple touch can do something inside the brain that scientists have struggled to replicate with all kinds of modern interventions. Researchers studying the effects of physical contact have found evidence that being touched by another person can reduce the brain’s response to stress, while a huge review of human studies found measurable benefits for…
Scientists Found A Striking Pattern Hidden Inside More Than 1,200 Autism Risk Genes
For years, autism genetics has looked like a puzzle with thousands of pieces and no obvious picture on the box. Researchers have identified more than 1,200 genes linked to autism, but the sheer number has made one question incredibly difficult to answer: do all those different genetic changes eventually lead the brain toward a smaller…
Scientists Identify 36 Genes Linked To OCD And Tourette Syndrome
For 20 years, researchers collected DNA from families affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder and chronic tic disorders without having the technology to fully read what those samples contained. Now, a new study has identified 36 large-effect risk genes linked to OCD and tic disorders, dramatically expanding a genetic map that previously contained only four confirmed genes.…
Scientists Found a Possible Weak Spot in Parkinson’s Disease, And a Cancer Drug May Already Target It
Parkinson’s disease has always presented researchers with a brutal problem: by the time symptoms become obvious, damage has already been spreading through the brain for years. Now, scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have identified a pair of proteins that appear to help harmful alpha-synuclein move from neuron to neuron, and blocking them…
Scientists Found Something Surprisingly Different Happening In Your Brain When You Write By Hand
For years, typing has quietly replaced handwriting in classrooms, offices, and everyday life. It is faster, easier to edit, and far more convenient when there is a lot of information to record. But researchers comparing the two activities found something happening inside the brain that could make people think twice before abandoning pen and paper…
Researchers Find Surprising Brain Effects After People Eat Tomato Paste For 90 Days
A food found in kitchens around the world has caught the attention of brain researchers after a new trial linked daily tomato paste consumption with changes in attention, memory, and brain activity. Scientists in Spain asked healthy middle-aged adults to eat concentrated tomato paste every day for three months. When the study ended, researchers found…
Psychologist Suggests The Human Brain May Work Like An Antenna
For decades, one basic assumption has shaped how scientists think about the human mind: consciousness comes from the brain. Now, psychologist Robert Epstein is challenging that idea with a theory suggesting the brain may function more like a receiver than a generator of consciousness. The most startling part is his proposed timeline. Epstein has suggested…
Researchers Found a Surprising Link Between Having Sons and Cognitive Aging
What if one of the strangest clues about how the mind ages was sitting inside the family tree all along? Researchers studying more than 13,000 parents over several decades found a small but measurable difference in cognitive decline between people who had sons and those who did not. The finding does not mean having a…