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MIT scientists find the protein IL-17 that fights infection also acts on two distinct brain regions — the amygdala and the somatosensory cortex — inducing anxiety or sociability. Credits:Image: MIT News; iStock

Molecules that fight infection also act on the brain, inducing anxiety or sociability

Artistic rendering of the brain's "speed limit" - we think, process, and decide at the slow pace of 10 bits per second.

Human Thought Runs at Just 10 Bits per Second Despite Billions of Neurons

Neurons in the neocortex

Scientists Uncover How Deep Sleep Strengthens Human Memory Formation

An expansion microscopy image showing synaptic boutons (green) of climbing fibers on a Purkinje cell (blue) from the cerebellum of a mouse.

Key Brain Protein Crucial for Cerebellum Connections

Bacteria in the gut convert bile acids produced by the liver into a wide array of new compounds. These molecules are akin to the language of the gut microbiome, allowing them to influence distant organ systems. Photo Credit: Lakshmiraman Oza/Pixabay

Resilient People Show Unique Brain and Gut Microbiome Patterns

VGAT cells in the periaqueductal gray, stained green and yellow. The cells stained red make synaptic contacts in VGAT neurons (images: researchers’ archive)

Scientists Uncover Brain Neurons Linked to Compulsive Eating and Food Cravings

People with psychosis have trouble filtering relevant information (mesh funnel) and predicting rewarding events (broken crystal ball), creating a complex inner world.

How Brain Dysfunction Fuels Hallucinations and Delusions in Psychosis

People listening to music

Exposure to different kinds of music influences how the brain interprets rhythm

brain illustration

MIT Study Reveals Universal Brain Patterns

illustration of a child's brain and bacteria

New Study Links Gut Bacteria to Kids’ Brain Power and Development

Diffusion tensor imaging, an MRI technique, of the brain.

Soccer heading linked to measurable decline in brain function

Brain scans

Converting brain immune cells into neurons helps mice recover after stroke

Close up of a man resting head on his desk with an alarm clock in the foreground

Lesser-known brain cells may be key to staying awake without cost to cognition, health

Brain. Pixabay

New concussion headset shows when it’s safe to return to play

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