Making a discovery with the potential for innovative applications in pharmaceutical development, a West Virginia University microbiology student has found a long sought-after fungus that produces effects similar to the semisynthetic drug LSD, which is used to treat conditions like depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction.
Corinne Hazel, of Delaware, Ohio, an environmental microbiology major and Goldwater Scholar, discovered the new species of fungus growing in morning glory plants and named it Periglandula clandestina.
A new study reveals that the brain’s default mode network is made up of distinct anatomical types that support both internal thoughts and external processing. This structural diversity helps explain the network’s role in everything from memory to imagination.
A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry suggests that the thyroid hormone system in the brain may be a powerful driver of how fear memories are formed. Thyroid hormone signaling in the amygdala—the part of the brain involved in processing emotions—was not only activated by fear learning, but also necessary for storing fear memories. Boosting thyroid hormone activity strengthened fear memories, while blocking it impaired them. These results may help uncover new treatment pathways for trauma-related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The amygdala is known to be essential for learning to associate danger with a particular stimulus—such as a tone paired with a shock in laboratory settings. This process, known as Pavlovian fear conditioning, has long been used in animal research to study the brain’s response to threat. Meanwhile, the thyroid hormone system has traditionally been associated with metabolism and early brain development. But it is increasingly being linked to mood, anxiety, and memory. Still, researchers have had limited understanding of how thyroid hormones influence the adult brain’s ability to store emotionally significant memories—especially in brain regions like the amygdala.
Thyroid hormones such as triiodothyronine (T3) interact with specific receptors in the brain called thyroid hormone receptors (TRs). These receptors act as transcriptional regulators: when they bind to T3, they turn on genes that help regulate brain plasticity—the brain’s ability to adapt based on experience. In their unbound state, these receptors suppress gene activity. This dual function makes them a promising target for exploring how hormones can shape emotional learning at the molecular level.
Scientists at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) have uncovered a non-invasive method to boost the brain’s natural waste drainage system—a discovery that could open new avenues for tackling age-related neurological disorders.
In a study published in Nature, researchers from the IBS Center for Vascular Research, led by Director Koh Gou Young, along with senior researchers Jin Hokyung, Yoon Jin-Hui, and principal researcher Hong Seon Pyo, demonstrate that precisely stimulating the lymphatics under skin on the neck and face can significantly enhance the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)—the liquid that cushions the brain and helps remove toxic waste —through lymphatic vessels.
This offers a new approach to clearing brain waste using safe, non-invasive mechanical stimulation, rather than relying on drugs or surgical interventions.
New research has overturned a long-held belief in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses separate synaptic transmission sites for spontaneous and evoked signaling.
Australian startup Cortical Labs unveils CL1, a groundbreaking biocomputer using human neurons on silicon chips. This fusion offers real-time learning and adaptation, revolutionizing neuroscience and biotech research. Could this be the dawn of bioengineered intelligence?
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