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r/science • u/mvea • Nov 05 '24

Neuroscience Children with higher IQ scores were diagnosed later with ADHD than those with lower scores. Children with higher cognitive abilities might be able to mask ADHD symptoms better, especially inattentive symptoms, which are less disruptive.

psypost.org

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r/science • u/mvea • Sep 22 '24

Neuroscience Doctors are worried a combat sport called slap fighting, watched by millions and gaining in popularity, may be causing brain damage. A new study found that more than half of the participants had visible signs of concussion. Many had signs of impaired movement following a hit or had a vacant stare.

bbc.com

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r/science • u/mvea • Sep 09 '24

Neuroscience Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls’ brains more than boys’, study finds. MRI scans found girls’ brains appeared 4.2 years older than expected after lockdowns, compared with 1.4 years for boys.

theguardian.com

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r/science • u/skdfnza • Nov 01 '24

Neuroscience 92% of TikTok videos about ADHD testing were misleading, and the truthful ones had the least engagement., study shows.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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866 comments

r/science • u/Wagamaga • Oct 08 '24

Neuroscience Brain’s waste-clearance pathways revealed for the first time. Wastes include proteins such as amyloid and tau, which have been shown to form clumps and tangles in brain images of patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

news.ohsu.edu

30.8k Upvotes

661 comments

r/science • u/mvea • Oct 16 '24

Neuroscience In 2023, an estimated 15.5 million U.S. adults had an ADHD diagnosis, approximately one half of whom received their diagnosis in adulthood. Approximately one third of adults with ADHD take stimulant medication; 71.5% had difficulty filling their prescription because the medication was unavailable.

cdc.gov

11.4k Upvotes

919 comments

r/science • u/CookMotor • Nov 02 '24

Neuroscience In a First, Scientists Found Structural, Brain-Wide Changes During Menstruation

sciencealert.com

12.5k Upvotes

638 comments

r/science • u/chrisdh79 • Oct 09 '24

Neuroscience Your Brain Changes Based on What You Did Two Weeks Ago | A workout or restless night from two weeks ago could still be affecting you—positively or negatively—today.

newsweek.com

27.0k Upvotes

544 comments

r/science • u/mvea • Oct 09 '24

Neuroscience Giving psilocybin, the psychedelic in magic mushrooms, to rats made them more optimistic in the longer term, suggesting that the psychedelic substance could have great potential in treating a core symptom of depression in humans.

newatlas.com

14.6k Upvotes

644 comments

r/science • u/mvea • 27d ago

Neuroscience The brain microbiome: Long thought to be sterile, our brains are now believed to harbour all sorts of micro-organisms, from bacteria to fungi. Understanding it may help prevent dementia, suggests a new review. For many decades microbial infections have been implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

theguardian.com

16.0k Upvotes

354 comments

r/science • u/mvea • 8d ago

Neuroscience Drinking more than 5 cups of caffeinated coffee daily associated with better cognitive performance than drinking less than 1 cup or avoiding coffee in people with atrial fibrillation. Heavier coffee drinkers estimated to be 6.7 years younger in cognitive age than those who drank little or no coffee.

newsroom.heart.org

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529 comments

r/science • u/mvea • 24d ago

Neuroscience Glyphosate, a widely used herbicides, is sprayed on crops worldwide. A new study in mice suggests glyphosate can accumulate in the brain, even with brief exposure and long after any direct exposure ends, causing damaging effects linked with Alzheimer's disease and anxiety-like behaviors.

news.asu.edu

8.6k Upvotes

404 comments

r/science • u/mvea • Jul 11 '24

Neuroscience Night owls’ cognitive function ‘superior’ to early risers, study suggests - Research on 26,000 people found those who stay up late scored better on intelligence, reasoning and memory tests.

theguardian.com

15.3k Upvotes

868 comments

r/science • u/Wagamaga • Oct 23 '24

Neuroscience New research found regularly using disinfectant cleaners, air fresheners and anti-caries products, such as fluoride, to prevent cavities in teeth, may contribute to cognitive decline in adults 65 and older.

thehealthy.com

7.4k Upvotes

561 comments

r/science • u/giuliomagnifico • Nov 21 '24

Neuroscience Cannabis disrupts brain activity in young adults prone to psychosis. A new study found that young adults at risk for psychosis exhibit reduced brain connectivity, which cannabis use appears to worsen

mcgill.ca

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531 comments

r/science • u/maxkozlov • Jul 17 '24

Neuroscience Your brain on shrooms — how psilocybin resets neural networks. The psychedelic drug causes changes that last weeks to the communication pathways that connect distinct brain regions.

nature.com

11.5k Upvotes

909 comments

r/science • u/mvea • Oct 26 '24

Neuroscience Some people with ADHD thrive in periods of stress, new study shows - Patients responded well in times of ‘high environment demand’ because sense of urgency led to hyperfocus.

theguardian.com

6.8k Upvotes

528 comments

r/science • u/mvea • Aug 13 '24

Neuroscience Many expectant mothers turn to cannabis to alleviate pregnancy-related symptoms, believing it to be natural and safe. However, a recent study suggests that prenatal exposure to cannabis, particularly THC and CBD, can have significant long-term effects on brain development and behavior in rodents.

psypost.org

6.6k Upvotes

913 comments

r/science • u/Wagamaga • Sep 14 '24

Neuroscience Scientists find that children whose families use screens a lot have weaker vocabulary skills — and videogames have the biggest negative effect. Research shows that during the first years of life, the most influential factor is everyday dyadic face-to-face parent-child verbal interaction

frontiersin.org

7.8k Upvotes

510 comments

r/science • u/mvea • Mar 31 '24

Neuroscience Most people can picture images in their heads. Those who cannot visualise anything in their mind’s eye are among 1% of people with extreme aphantasia. The opposite extreme is hyperphantasia, when 3% of people see images so vividly in their heads they cannot tell if they are real or imagined.

bbc.com

12.1k Upvotes

1.6k comments

r/science • u/geoff199 • 10d ago

Neuroscience Researchers have quantified the speed of human thought: a rate of 10 bits per second. But our bodies' sensory systems gather data about our environments at a rate of a billion bits per second, which is 100 million times faster than our thought processes.

caltech.edu

6.2k Upvotes

288 comments

r/science • u/mvea • Sep 17 '24

Neuroscience Autistic adults experience complex emotions, a revelation that could shape better therapy for neurodivergent people. To a group of autistic adults, giddiness manifests like “bees”; small moments of joy like “a nice coffee in the morning”; anger starts with a “body-tensing” boil, then headaches.

rutgers.edu

5.5k Upvotes

612 comments

r/science • u/chrisdh79 • May 15 '24

Neuroscience Scientists have discovered that individuals who are particularly good at learning patterns and sequences tend to struggle with tasks requiring active thinking and decision-making.

psypost.org

13.0k Upvotes

733 comments

r/science • u/mvea • Aug 05 '24

Neuroscience A new study found that a notable proportion of ADHD patients exhibited signs of narcissistic personality disorder and that these narcissistic traits were particularly associated with symptoms of hyperactivity and impulsivity, rather than inattention.

psypost.org

6.5k Upvotes

607 comments

r/science • u/a_Ninja_b0y • Oct 22 '24

Neuroscience Scientists discover "glue" that holds memory together in fascinating neuroscience breakthrough

psypost.org

13.0k Upvotes

251 comments