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The Secret Brain Change of Six-Year-Olds: 'Wobbly-Tooth Puberty' Marks a Turning Point in Children's Minds

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As Thai families celebrate their children’s first loose tooth—a familiar childhood milestone—they may be witnessing another, far more hidden transformation: a dramatic shift in the child’s brain known as “wobbly-tooth puberty.” According to new research highlighted in sources such as the BBC’s recent feature and supported by studies published in Nature Human Behaviour, the age of six marks the beginning of “middle childhood,” a developmental stage long overlooked by scientists but now revealed to be a crucial turning point for both brain function and emotional intelligence (BBC Future; Nature).

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New Study Reveals Why Time Seems to Slow During Difficult Exercise

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For anyone who has struggled through an exhausting workout or high-stakes athletic event, the sensation that time stretches out—every minute crawling by—will be a familiar one. Now, new research published in the journal Brain and Behavior is shedding light on why our brains seem to play tricks on us during physically demanding activities. The study, led by a sports scientist from Canterbury Christ Church University in collaboration with researchers at the University of Groningen and Vrije University of Amsterdam, reveals that intense exercise distorts our sense of time, making external clocks run slow while our own bodies move at full speed (Earth.com).

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New Research Reveals Four Key Psychological Markers Linked to Ideological Extremism

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A new wave of scientific research is shedding light on the psychological and neurobiological roots of ideological extremism, revealing that certain mental traits may make people more susceptible to radical beliefs. According to recent findings discussed in Big Think, renowned researcher Dr. Leor Zmigrod, author of the book “The Ideological Brain,” has identified four principal psychological markers that correlate closely with extremist ideologies: cognitive rigidity, emotional volatility, differences in the amygdala, and structural traits within the prefrontal cortex.

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Scent and the Mind: New Research Unveils How Smell Can Steer Our Decisions

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A groundbreaking study has revealed that scents can fundamentally alter decision-making in mammals by forging indirect associations in the brain—findings that may pave the way for innovative treatments for mental health conditions in humans. The new research, conducted by a multidisciplinary team led by a doctoral student and supervised by a leading neuroscientist, used behavioral experiments in mice to explore how the brain’s response to smells influences future choices—offering important insights for both science and society.

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Music Guides Emotional Shifts in the Brain, Unlocking New Avenues for Treating Mood Disorders

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New research published in eNeuro reveals how the human brain tracks and navigates rapid emotional transitions, using music to illuminate the shifting neural landscapes behind our changing moods. This discovery, which highlights the powerful influence of previous emotional states on subsequent emotional experiences, holds promise for informing future therapies for mood disorders such as depression—conditions characterized by difficulty in shifting out of negative emotional states.

In a world where music soundtracks everything from daily commutes to spiritual rituals, the news that our brains process emotional music based on recent experiences is both intuitively familiar and scientifically groundbreaking. Thai readers, whose relationship with music spans mor lam and luk thung to Western pop, may find these findings particularly resonant, linking the local appreciation of musical storytelling with new understandings of mental health.

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Scientists Unravel Why Some Smells Make Us Gag: New Brain Study Sheds Light on Sensory Bias

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A whiff of microwaved fish may linger in your kitchen—and your memory—but what makes some smells universally unpleasant while others draw fond nostalgia? Recent research from the University of Florida uncovers how our brains assign emotional value to odors, offering insights that could reshape approaches to sensory health and even clinical treatment of scent-related distress (SciTechDaily).

For Thais who cherish the bustling aromas of street markets or the stinging tang of fermented fish (pla ra), the subjective nature of “good” and “bad” smells is more than a curiosity—it’s a matter woven into daily life, heritage, and even mental wellbeing. As major Thai cities grow ever more cosmopolitan, and with mental health awareness rising, understanding exactly how our brain selects which odors to embrace (or reject) could have widespread impacts.

#Neuroscience #Olfaction #MentalHealth +4 more
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Human Minds See What We "Expect," Not What We Actually See, New Brain Study Reveals

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A groundbreaking study from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience has unveiled that human perception is powerfully shaped by expectation, with our brains often “seeing” what we anticipate rather than what our eyes actually detect. This discovery, published in the journal Cell Reports, sheds new light on how daily life feels seamless and highlights surprising mechanisms within our neural circuits—insights that carry implications for health, technology, and Thai society alike (Earth.com).

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Music Reshapes the Brain in Real Time, Pioneering Study Finds

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Listening to music does more than soothe the soul—it actively transforms the way our brain functions on the spot, according to groundbreaking new research from European neuroscientists. The study, released on June 17, 2025, and recently highlighted by Futura Sciences, unveils how musical experiences instantly rewire neural networks, opening new opportunities in education, therapy, and cognitive science across the globe—including Thailand.

Scientists from Aarhus University in Denmark and Oxford University in the UK have developed FREQ-NESS, a cutting-edge neuroimaging technology that allows researchers to track and visualize the brain’s responses to external stimuli, such as music, in unprecedented real time. Unlike traditional techniques that assign fixed brain wave patterns (like alpha or beta) to specific regions, FREQ-NESS follows how neural circuits interconnect and adapt dynamically as we listen to music. Each musical note or rhythm generates unique electrical signals in the brain, activating and synchronizing various regions moment-to-moment.

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Simple Brain 'Dial' May Be Key to Telling Imagination from Reality, Study Finds

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Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly simple mechanism in the human brain that may act as a natural “dial” to help us tell the difference between what we imagine and what we perceive as real. The new study, published in Neuron on June 5, shines a light on fundamental brain processes that distinguish fact from fiction—a discovery with profound implications for understanding mental health conditions like schizophrenia, where this boundary can blur dangerously (Live Science).

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Why Some People Can't Tune Out the Noise: New Brain Connectivity Research Explains Sensitivity to Crowded Rooms

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A new wave of research has illuminated why certain individuals find it nearly impossible to concentrate or communicate in noisy environments—a challenge familiar to many Thais contending with Bangkok’s bustling streets or the energetic chaos of family gatherings. Recent findings reveal that this heightened sensitivity to background noise may be hardwired in the brain, specifically rooted in the structure and connectivity of the insular cortex, or “insula,” an area crucial for integrating emotional and sensory information.

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Beyond the Reward: New Research Reveals How the Brain's “Dopamine Clock” Predicts Pleasure Timing

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Scientists have uncovered that the brain’s dopamine system doesn’t simply predict if a reward is coming, but also precisely when to expect it—offering fresh insights into motivation, addiction, and even artificial intelligence. This new study, led by researchers at the University of Geneva and published on June 9, 2025, fundamentally changes our understanding of how the brain’s reward circuitry times and values pleasurable experiences, opening new avenues for practical applications in health and education (ScienceDaily).

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New Brain Study Finds Mindfulness Meditation Opens the Mind—But Not the Senses

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A new neuroimaging study has revealed that regular mindfulness meditation can make people more attuned to bodily sensations, but this increased openness does not actually sharpen sensory accuracy. The findings, published in the journal Psychophysiology, provide fresh insight into how mindfulness meditation alters perception by lowering the brain’s sensory gating—the threshold that regulates what bodily signals reach conscious awareness—raising intriguing questions for both mental health practitioners and individuals seeking emotional well-being through meditation (PsyPost).

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Breakthrough Neuroscience Study Reveals Why Emotions Linger in the Brain

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A groundbreaking study recently published in the journal Science is shedding new light on the brain’s enigmatic emotional machinery, offering potent insights into why some emotions seem to fade quickly while others stubbornly linger—a question with profound implications for mental health diagnoses and treatment in Thailand and worldwide. The research, led by a team at Stanford Medicine, provides compelling evidence that a particular phase of neural activity sustains emotional states in the brain, a finding that may help explain challenges ranging from mood disorders to difficulties in autism spectrum disorder.

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New Neuroscience Study Illuminates Why Some Adapt to Fear Faster Than Others

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A groundbreaking new study has shed light on the neural pathways in the brain that determine why certain individuals adapt to fearful situations more rapidly than others—findings that could pave the way for improved treatments of anxiety-related disorders in Thailand and beyond (Neuroscience News). By utilizing advanced brain-recording technologies and behavioral analysis in animal models, researchers identified two distinct brain circuits that drive differences in fear adaptation: one associated with persistent escape behavior, and another facilitating swift habituation to threats.

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Science Still Stumped: Consciousness Remains Unsolved After Landmark Theory Showdown

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The scientific quest to unravel consciousness—the fundamental mystery of how our brains generate the feeling of subjective experience—remains as enigmatic as ever, following a much-anticipated head-to-head study of leading theories recently published in the journal Nature. Despite marshalling the efforts of global neuroscientists under the Cogitate Consortium and conducting rigorous experiments, neither of the two dominant theories of consciousness could claim victory, leaving the origins of conscious perception as one of science’s most perplexing puzzles (PsyPost).

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How the Brain Translates Experience into Emotion: New Insights from Groundbreaking Research

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A recent breakthrough study has unveiled new details about how the human brain takes an everyday experience—like being cut off in traffic—and transforms it into a lasting emotional state. This research sheds light on the inner workings of emotional responses, with implications for mental health, stress management, and even future treatments for emotional disorders. The findings, recently published in the journal Science, provide a clear, experimentally grounded map for how sensory experiences are processed and generalized into broader emotional states, a topic of significant importance for Thai healthcare providers, educators, and the public at large (NPR).

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Living with Bipolar Disorder: Researcher’s Journey Illuminates New Hope for Treatment

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Bipolar disorder, a complex mood disorder marked by dramatic oscillations between depression and mania, affects an estimated 40 million people worldwide. It is a condition that not only tests individuals’ emotional resilience but also challenges the medical community in its search for effective, personalized treatments. In a recent episode of NPR’s podcast Short Wave, a renowned psychiatry professor from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine—herself living with bipolar disorder—opened up about her diagnosis, daily management, and the latest advancements in treatment. Her dual role as scientist and patient offers a rare, deeply personal, and scientific insight into a condition that remains stigmatized and often misunderstood in many societies, including Thailand.

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Study Finds Non-Right-Handedness Significantly Higher in Multiple Mental Health Conditions

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A sweeping new meta-analysis has revealed that individuals with mental or neurodevelopmental disorders are about 1.5 times more likely to exhibit non-right-handedness — meaning left-handedness or mixed-handedness — than the general population, sharpening the focus on how biological factors may intersect with mental health. Published in the prestigious journal Psychological Bulletin, the study synthesizes an unprecedented dataset drawn from over 202,000 people and provides fresh insights into the subtle ways brain development may be linked to mental health risk (psypost.org).

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New Insights Reveal How the Brain Forms Emotional Connections

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Scientists have achieved a significant breakthrough in unraveling the brain’s mechanics behind emotional connections, an advance that holds promise for understanding—and perhaps treating—conditions such as anxiety and trauma-related disorders. In a recent study published in Nature, researchers from the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Tokyo have identified specific brain processes enabling the formation of complex emotional associations, challenging long-standing assumptions about how human and animal brains process emotionally charged experiences (Ars Technica).

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"Gut Feelings" and Morality: New Neuroscience Study Reveals Deep Link Between Bodily Awareness and Moral Judgments

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A groundbreaking neuroscience study has discovered that our awareness of internal body sensations—sometimes described as “gut feelings”—can significantly guide our moral decisions, often aligning them with group norms and social expectations. The new research, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, reveals that people who are more attuned to their bodily signals are more likely to make moral choices consistent with the majority’s views, offering fresh insight into how morality is shaped by both brain and body, and not merely by abstract reasoning or peer pressure (PsyPost).

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Groundbreaking Brain Discovery Offers Hope for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

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A new study published this week has dramatically shifted the landscape of diabetes research, revealing that hyperactivity within a specific set of neurons in the brain—AgRP neurons in the hypothalamus—may drive type 2 diabetes, regardless of weight or obesity. Scientists from the University of Washington demonstrated that by silencing these neurons in mice, blood sugar levels normalized for months, even as the animals’ weight and food intake remained unchanged—a finding that upends decades of established beliefs about diabetes origins and opens compelling new treatment avenues (Neuroscience News).

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New Study Reveals the Brain Learns Fear by Making Inferences, Not Just Through Direct Experience

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A groundbreaking new study has revealed that the brain is capable of learning fear not just through direct experiences, but also by making inferences—a discovery that could shift our understanding of how humans develop complex emotional responses and may help unravel the roots of anxiety and trauma disorders. The research, published in the prestigious journal Nature on May 14 by a team at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan, demonstrates for the first time how higher-order emotional learning occurs in the brain, with profound implications for both neuroscience and mental health treatment worldwide (Neuroscience News).

#Neuroscience #MentalHealth #EmotionalLearning +7 more
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New Theory Suggests Psychedelics Empower the Right Side of the Brain

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A groundbreaking new theory is reshaping scientific understanding of how psychedelics affect the human brain, proposing that substances like psilocybin, LSD, and others may temporarily grant dominance to the right hemisphere. According to a recently published model—known as HEALS (Hemispheric Annealing and Lateralization Under Psychedelics)—this shift could fuel increases in empathy, creativity, and emotional intelligence, marking a significant step forward in the quest to harness psychedelics for therapeutic purposes (Neuroscience News).

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Brain Scans Reveal the Secrets of the "Aha!" Moment and its Lasting Impact on Memory

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A new international brain imaging study has shed light on how sudden moments of insight—often called “aha! moments”—not only feel exhilarating, but also play a profound role in reshaping the brain and boosting memory. This research, led by neuroscientists from Duke University in the US and Humboldt and Hamburg Universities in Germany, provides compelling evidence that these flashes of creative discovery strengthen learning and may have important implications for educational practices, including those in Thailand (medicalxpress.com).

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