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Expert meditators demonstrate more ‘harmonious’ brain waves, which could be indicative of greater synchrony or connectivity within and across different neural areas. From the archive: psyche.co/ideas/spiritua…

The neuroscience behind why we often eat when we're not hungry. discovermagazine.com/health/cant-st…

Five ways to make your brain more resilient by Holly Barker in @bttrhumans betterhumans.pub/five-ways-to-m…

“Research has shown that simple lifestyle choices can boost synaptic plasticity and protect against dementia.” — Holly Barker betterhumans.pub/five-ways-to-m…

The Agonising Experience of Dating Apps by Holly Barker link.medium.com/8hWpaaHQFkb

“...research is showing that losing our sense of self can have a positive impact on our mental health.” — Holly Barker betterhumans.pub/losing-yoursel…

A California couple is suing their fertility clinic after they gave birth to another couple's baby following an #embryo mix-up during #IVF treatment. Holly Barker explains bionews.org.uk/page_160460

Mitochondrial DNA is migrating to the nucleus.. and could be happening right now. More mitoDNA in tumors points to new avenues for #CancerResearch Cambridge Clinical Mitochondrial Research Group The Scientist the-scientist.com/news-opinion/m…

Autistic children are more likely to have rare variations in genes linked to circadian rhythms and insomnia than are their unaffected siblings, according to a new study. By Holly Barker Dr. Rackeb Tesfaye [email protected] @LuciaScience doi.org/10.1038/s41398… bit.ly/3MFKfv6

“TAOK2 is implicated in different aspects of neural development,” says lead researcher Froylan Calderón de Anda. By Holly Barker @YadavLabNeuro Froylan Calderon de Anda Santhosh Girirajan Link to study in Nature Portfolio bit.ly/3eiBU3P bit.ly/3Tx7VnS

This new tool could be a “game changer” for autism research, says Karun Singh. By Holly Barker. Link to study in Nature Portfolio: bit.ly/3TOajH4 bit.ly/3Fqiyop

Duck! Octopuses caught on camera throwing things at each other go.nature.com/3fPg3la

Check out the winners of our yearly Beauty&TheBeast lab pageant (initiated by Özge Özgüç). Beauty this year is "Peanut" by David Rozema

This video of a magnetic slime robot was one of our most popular this year – and yes, we know it looks like Venom newscientist.com/article/235197…

This autism-linked gene helps to mold the neuronal membrane, and mutations in the gene deform the neuronal surface, a new Science Magazine study shows: bit.ly/3WiQ8kZ. Froylan Calderon de Anda Karun K Singh @YadavLabNeuro bit.ly/3iQwM9f

Researchers trawling museum collections for new wonders are uncovering the troubling evidence of ‘dark extinctions’ — species that are gone before ever being described by science (via Undark Magazine). undark.org/2023/05/29/dis…

Phenazine Pride #PrideMonth #bacterial_pigments Agar art by Marina Smiley

The background fizz of neuronal activity—known as "noise"—fluctuates more in autism models and may cause problems with sensory perception, according to a study by Andreas Frick's lab. Read my latest in The Transmitter thetransmitter.org/spectrum/noisy…

Temperament is innate but hackable, animal studies suggest By Holly Barker thetransmitter.org/animal-models/…

A non-value-based system in the brain automates decision-making and frees up cognitive resources for other tasks, a new study in mice suggests. By Holly Barker thetransmitter.org/neurobiology/s…