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by Örebro University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Intervention effects on resting state functional connectivity superimposed on a standard brain template in MNI space, visualized in the coronal, sagittal and axial plane. Credit: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2025.106113 How you take probiotics can affect their impact on […]

by Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne  Editors’ notes  The GIST Add as preferred source Partial reprogramming of engram cells rescues age-related cellular hallmarks and memory. Credit: Neuron (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2025.11.028 Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s are often thought of as irreversible. But the brain is not static; neurons continually adjust the strength of their connections,

Researchers have discovered how an ion channel in the brain’s neurons has a kind of ‘molecular memory’, which contributes to the formation and preservation of lifelong memories. The researchers have identified a specific part of the ion channel at which new drugs for certain genetic diseases could be targeted. The researchers measure how ion channels

by James Devitt, New York University edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Robert Egan   Working memory task conditions, trial types, and TMS procedures. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57882-8 It’s been long established that our working memory, which allows us to temporarily hold and use information, such as remembering a phone number or a shopping list, is largely driven