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What's going on in the world of neuroscience? What's new? What's happening? With fascinating stories that focus on brain research, this page will keep you informed about the breaking discoveries and events in neuroscience.

A little electric stimulation in just the right spot may bolster a damaged brain, Health News from NPR, December 6, 2023.
Caffeine highs and lows soccer players should be aware of, Staffordshire University, ScienceDaily, December 11, 2023.
Saliva: A means to detect pain in people with dementia, University of Cordoba, ScienceDaily, December 12, 2023.
What happens in the brain while daydreaming?, Harvard Medical School, ScienceDaily, December 13, 2023.
Exercise can boost brain health, IOS Press, ScienceDaily, December 13, 2023.
This next generation blue light could potentially promote or hinder sleep on command, American Chemical Society, ScienceDaily, December 14, 2023.
Memory research: Breathing in sleep impacts memory processes, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat uunch, ScienceDail18 December 18, 2023.
Light color is less important for the internal clock than originally thought, University of Basel, ScienceDaily, December 22, 2023.
Combine mindfulness with exercise for mental health boost in 2024, University of Bath, ScienceDaily, January 2, 2024.
Could a drug prevent hearing loss from loud music and aging?, University of California - San Francisco, ScienceDaily, January 8, 2024.
Exposure therapy addressing fear of spiders can also reduce fear of heights, Ruhr-University Bochum, ScienceDaily, January 10, 2024.
Transparent brain implant can read deep neural activity from the surface, University of California - San Diego, ScienceDaily, January 11, 2024.
"Feel good" hormone could explain why exercise helps boost your brain, University of Portsmouth, ScienceDaily, January 16, 2024.
Engineering a more elegant deep brain stimulation therapy for Parkinson's, Duke University, ScienceDaily, January 18, 2024.
Amnesia caused by head injury reversed in early mouse study, Georgetown University Medical Center, ScienceDaily, January 16, 2024.
New Findings in Football Players May Aid the Future Diagnosis and Study of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), NIH Director's Blog, January 18, 2024.
Gene therapy restores hearing in children with hereditary deafness, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, ScienceDaily, January 24, 2024.
"Furry fruit" improves mental health -- fast", University of Otago, ScienceDaily, January 24, 2024.