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AI, Big Data and Neuroscience is creeping into our lives - it's time to embrace the tools to fight back - Let's start public conversation about neurorights and the various ways our mental privacy can be breached.
#neurorights #mentalprivacy #physicalprivacy #ai #bigdata #neuroscience #privacy #privacymatters
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DATE: May 28, 2026 at 12:00PM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Nanoplastics cause abnormal branch growth in neurons
URL: https://www.psypost.org/nanoplastics-cause-abnormal-branch-growth-in-neurons/
Tiny pieces of plastic can enter brain cells and alter their physical development, with the smallest particles causing the most noticeable changes. New research reveals that while low levels of microscopic polystyrene plastics do not kill brain cells or stop them from communicating, particles measuring just 50 nanometers wide prompt nerve cell branches to grow abnormally long. These findings were published in the journal NanoImpact, raising new questions about how environmental plastic pollution might affect neurological health over time.
Global plastic production continues to climb every year, generating massive amounts of waste that eventually breaks down into microscopic fragments. These fragments can enter the human body through the water we drink, the food we eat, and the air we breathe. Once inside, these tiny particles travel through the bloodstream and can lodge in various organs, including the lungs, liver, and kidneys.
Recent research has revealed that plastic particles can also cross the blood-brain barrier. This barrier is a highly selective border of cells that usually protects the brain from harmful substances circulating in the blood. Finding plastic within brain tissue has sparked widespread concern about potential neurological risks. This discovery prompted researchers to investigate exactly how these synthetic materials interact with delicate brain cells.
Most prior laboratory tests on plastic toxicity used exceptionally high doses or large plastic particles. Scientists often tested these massive doses on robust, immortalized cancer cell lines rather than normal brain tissue. This approach left a large gap in our understanding of how realistic amounts of small plastics might affect healthy, developing brain networks. To address this blind spot, a team of researchers from the University of Eastern Finland designed an experiment to observe the effects of low doses of microscopic plastics on highly sensitive brain cells.
Veronika Górová, a doctoral researcher at the A.I. Virtanen Institute for Molecular Sciences, led the study. Górová and her colleagues focused their efforts on understanding how the sheer physical size of a plastic fragment changes its biological impact. They hypothesized that tinier particles would be absorbed more easily by cells, leading to more distinct biological changes than their larger counterparts.
The researchers chose to study primary cortical neurons, which are specialized cells taken directly from the outer layer of the brain of fetal mice. Neurons are the primary messengers of the nervous system, using electrical and chemical signals to process information and control the body. By using fresh cells rather than immortalized lab strains, the team created a model that more closely mimics how a living brain might react to foreign materials.
To test their hypothesis, the team exposed these neurons to tiny spheres made of polystyrene, a very common type of plastic used in everything from food packaging to building insulation. They used particles in three extremely small sizes: 50 nanometers, 100 nanometers, and 250 nanometers in diameter. For perspective, a human hair is roughly 80,000 to 100,000 nanometers wide, making even the largest of these tested plastics entirely invisible to the naked eye.
The neurons were submerged in liquid containing these plastic spheres for 24 hours. The researchers intentionally kept the concentration of the plastics low. They wanted to simulate a more realistic environmental exposure and observe subtle changes in the cells, rather than simply poisoning the neurons with an overwhelming amount of foreign material.
After the exposure period, the team used advanced microscopes to look inside the neurons. They successfully observed the 250-nanometer plastic pieces accumulating inside the bodies of the brain cells. The team noted that as the concentration of the plastic increased in the surrounding liquid, the amount of plastic absorbed by the cells also increased.
The microscopes used in the study could not clearly visualize the 50-nanometer pieces due to their incredibly small size. However, the researchers suspected these tiny pieces were also entering the cells. To determine if the plastics were harming the basic survival of the neurons, the researchers performed a test to measure the metabolic health of the cells.
They found that these low doses did not impair the basic survival or metabolic function of the neurons. The cells continued to process energy normally, showing no signs of dying off. It was only when the researchers applied extremely high doses of the plastics, far above their intended test range, that the neurons began to show signs of damage and reduced survival rates.
The team then investigated whether the tiny plastics affected the physical shape of the cells. Neurons grow long, thin extensions called neurites, which eventually become the wiring that connects different parts of the brain together. Proper neurite growth is an essential part of brain development and learning.
Using specialized imaging software, the researchers measured the length of these branches after the plastic exposure. They discovered that neurons exposed to the 50-nanometer plastics grew longer branches than those exposed to clear liquid. The cells exposed to the larger 100-nanometer and 250-nanometer plastics did not show this abnormal branch lengthening.
To understand what was happening at a deeper level, the team examined the neuronal transcriptome. The transcriptome is the complete set of genetic instructions, or RNA molecules, that a cell is actively reading and using at any given time. By looking at these instructions, scientists can see which genes a cell is turning on or off in response to stress.
The genetic analysis revealed subtle alterations in the cells exposed to the 50-nanometer plastics. The researchers found changes in the activity of genes known to control nerve branch growth and cell development. For instance, a specific gene associated with extending nerve branches, which relies on calcium to function, was highly active. This genetic shift matched the physical branch lengthening they had seen under the microscope.
Conversely, the larger 250-nanometer plastics did not cause these same genetic shifts. “It is important to understand that not only the concentration and material, but also the size of the particles matters,” Górová said in a press release. “With decreasing nanoparticle size, we observed more pronounced, although still relatively subtle changes.”
Finally, the scientists checked to see if the plastics disrupted the electrical communication between the neurons. They placed the cells on microscopic sensor plates capable of detecting the tiny electrical sparks neurons use to talk to one another. After monitoring the cells for an entire day following the plastic exposure, the team saw no changes in the firing rate or the strength of the electrical signals.
The results from the electrical tests were not statistically significant, meaning the plastic did not reliably alter the cells’ communication abilities. The brain cells maintained their normal chatter despite the presence of the foreign material. This suggests that while the smallest plastics change the physical structure and genetic reading of the cells, they do not immediately shut down the brain’s basic electrical network.
While this study offers a detailed look at how microscopic plastics interact with individual brain cells, the researchers noted several limitations to their work. The experiment involved growing isolated nerve cells in a dish, which lacks the protective barriers and complex interactions found in a complete, living brain. The human brain contains multiple types of support cells that might help clear away foreign materials or react differently to the plastics.
Additionally, the laboratory exposure only lasted for 24 hours. In the real world, humans and animals are exposed to a continuous, lifelong stream of environmental plastics. The researchers point out that a brief exposure in a lab setting cannot fully replicate the cumulative effects of decades of plastic accumulation in the human body.
The team also focused entirely on polystyrene. While polystyrene is a heavily researched material, it is just one of many different types of plastics polluting the environment. Future studies will need to test other common materials, such as polyethylene, to see if different chemical makeups trigger different reactions in nerve cells.
The researchers plan to continue exploring how these materials influence neurological health over longer periods. “In the future it would be interesting to have a look at the effects with more complex models and prolonged exposures, to get closer to the real-world scenario,” Górová said. By slowly building more realistic models, the scientific community hopes to eventually determine the true risk that everyday plastic pollution poses to the developing human brain.
The study, “Polystyrene nanoplastics modulate neurite length in a size-specific manner,” was authored by Veronika Górová, Thuy Thi Lai, Alexey M. Afonin, Kore Nemeth, Anssi Pelkonen, Tarja Malm, Pasi Jalava, Riikka Lampinen and Katja M. Kanninnen.
URL: https://www.psypost.org/nanoplastics-cause-abnormal-branch-growth-in-neurons/
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #Nanoplastics #Polystyrene #NeuriteLength #NeuralDevelopment #BrainHealth #Neurons #Neurotoxicity #Microplastics #Neuroscience #EnvironmentalPollution
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https://www.europesays.com/at/184512/ Blutproteine sagen Multiple Sklerose bis zu 10 Jahre früher voraus #AT #Austria #Biomarker #BloodTest #EarlyDetection #Gehirn #Geist #Gesundheit #Health #Immunology #MendelianRandomization #MultipleSclerosis #Neurologie #Neuroscience #Neurowissenschaften #Österreich #Prognosis #Proteomics #Risk #UKBiobank
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Columbia found the heart has a "mini‑brain"—a complex intrinsic nervous system with pacemaker neurons that help control the heartbeat, a finding that could reshape arrhythmia treatment. ❤️🧠🔬 https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/heart-has-own-brain.html #Cardiology #Neuroscience #Arrhythmia
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Columbia found the heart has a "mini‑brain"—a complex intrinsic nervous system with pacemaker neurons that help control the heartbeat, a finding that could reshape arrhythmia treatment. ❤️🧠🔬 https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/heart-has-own-brain.html #Cardiology #Neuroscience #Arrhythmia
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Columbia found the heart has a "mini‑brain"—a complex intrinsic nervous system with pacemaker neurons that help control the heartbeat, a finding that could reshape arrhythmia treatment. ❤️🧠🔬 https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/heart-has-own-brain.html #Cardiology #Neuroscience #Arrhythmia
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Columbia found the heart has a "mini‑brain"—a complex intrinsic nervous system with pacemaker neurons that help control the heartbeat, a finding that could reshape arrhythmia treatment. ❤️🧠🔬 https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/heart-has-own-brain.html #Cardiology #Neuroscience #Arrhythmia
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Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Columbia found the heart has a "mini‑brain"—a complex intrinsic nervous system with pacemaker neurons that help control the heartbeat, a finding that could reshape arrhythmia treatment. ❤️🧠🔬 https://healthcare-in-europe.com/en/news/heart-has-own-brain.html #Cardiology #Neuroscience #Arrhythmia
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Liposomal nanoparticle reporters (LisNRs) are microscopic, engineered sensors developed to drastically amplify magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signals. They encapsulate an MRI contrast agent within a protective sac featuring target-responsive water channels, allowing researchers to sensitively detect low-concentration molecules in the brain and body.
#Bioengineering #Neuroscience #sflorg
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(YouTube) Jacques Carolan — The mission to get breakthrough brain treatments to everyone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAmigpsKCQY on #neuromodulation #NeuroTech #NeuroAI #neuroscience
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Looking forward to the #NN2026 #symposium, starting today at #UniBonn 🤟 🌍 https://www.nn2026.uni-bonn.de/de @[email protected] @[email protected] #Neuroscience #NaturalisticNeuroscience
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New preprint from the lab!
How do brain progenitors choose between D1 and D2 medium spiny neurons? We find the *relative levels* of SP9 and DLX TFs tip the balance: SP9 activates D2 genes at promoters, and represses D1 enhancers via DLX/NuRD.
Proud of the team — combining sparse in vivo CRISPR, lineage barcoding, scRNA-seq, ChIP-seq, CUT&RUN and proteomics for mechanistic depth in in vivo functional genomics.
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DATE: May 28, 2026 at 02:37AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEEDTITLE: Researchers block key protein that helps Parkinson’s spread through the brain
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023214.htm
A newly identified protein called GPNMB may play a major role in helping Parkinson’s disease spread through the brain. Researchers discovered that immune cells release the protein in response to damaged neurons, creating a vicious cycle that speeds up brain cell degeneration. In early experiments, antibodies that blocked GPNMB stopped the toxic process from spreading between cells.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023214.htm
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DATE: May 28, 2026 at 02:37AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEEDTITLE: Researchers block key protein that helps Parkinson’s spread through the brain
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023214.htm
A newly identified protein called GPNMB may play a major role in helping Parkinson’s disease spread through the brain. Researchers discovered that immune cells release the protein in response to damaged neurons, creating a vicious cycle that speeds up brain cell degeneration. In early experiments, antibodies that blocked GPNMB stopped the toxic process from spreading between cells.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023214.htm
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #ParkinsonsDisease #GPNMB #Neuroscience #BrainHealth #Neurodegeneration #ResearchNews #CellDeath #Immunotherapy #Neurology #DiseaseSpread
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DATE: May 28, 2026 at 02:37AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEEDTITLE: Researchers block key protein that helps Parkinson’s spread through the brain
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023214.htm
A newly identified protein called GPNMB may play a major role in helping Parkinson’s disease spread through the brain. Researchers discovered that immune cells release the protein in response to damaged neurons, creating a vicious cycle that speeds up brain cell degeneration. In early experiments, antibodies that blocked GPNMB stopped the toxic process from spreading between cells.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023214.htm
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DATE: May 28, 2026 at 01:44AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEEDTITLE: Scientists thought brain inflammation was driving long COVID but the scans told a different story
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023206.htm
A new brain imaging study has found no evidence of widespread brain inflammation in patients suffering from prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 infection. Instead, the most severe long COVID symptoms were associated with increased brain activity in regions involved in mood and emotion.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023206.htm
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DATE: May 28, 2026 at 01:44AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEEDTITLE: Scientists thought brain inflammation was driving long COVID but the scans told a different story
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023206.htm
A new brain imaging study has found no evidence of widespread brain inflammation in patients suffering from prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 infection. Instead, the most severe long COVID symptoms were associated with increased brain activity in regions involved in mood and emotion.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023206.htm
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DATE: May 28, 2026 at 01:44AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEEDTITLE: Scientists thought brain inflammation was driving long COVID but the scans told a different story
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023206.htm
A new brain imaging study has found no evidence of widespread brain inflammation in patients suffering from prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 infection. Instead, the most severe long COVID symptoms were associated with increased brain activity in regions involved in mood and emotion.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023206.htm
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DATE: May 28, 2026 at 01:44AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEEDTITLE: Scientists thought brain inflammation was driving long COVID but the scans told a different story
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023206.htm
A new brain imaging study has found no evidence of widespread brain inflammation in patients suffering from prolonged symptoms after COVID-19 infection. Instead, the most severe long COVID symptoms were associated with increased brain activity in regions involved in mood and emotion.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023206.htm
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DATE: May 28, 2026 at 12:42AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY PSYCHOLOGY FEEDTITLE: New depression treatment targets the immune system instead of the brain
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023204.htm
A surprising new approach to depression treatment is showing early promise — not by targeting brain chemicals, but by calming the immune system. In a small clinical trial, researchers found that an anti-inflammatory drug normally used for rheumatoid arthritis appeared to ease symptoms in people with hard-to-treat depression, while also reducing fatigue and anxiety and improving quality of life.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023204.htm
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DATE: May 28, 2026 at 12:42AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY PSYCHOLOGY FEEDTITLE: New depression treatment targets the immune system instead of the brain
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023204.htm
A surprising new approach to depression treatment is showing early promise — not by targeting brain chemicals, but by calming the immune system. In a small clinical trial, researchers found that an anti-inflammatory drug normally used for rheumatoid arthritis appeared to ease symptoms in people with hard-to-treat depression, while also reducing fatigue and anxiety and improving quality of life.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023204.htm
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DATE: May 28, 2026 at 12:42AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY PSYCHOLOGY FEEDTITLE: New depression treatment targets the immune system instead of the brain
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023204.htm
A surprising new approach to depression treatment is showing early promise — not by targeting brain chemicals, but by calming the immune system. In a small clinical trial, researchers found that an anti-inflammatory drug normally used for rheumatoid arthritis appeared to ease symptoms in people with hard-to-treat depression, while also reducing fatigue and anxiety and improving quality of life.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260527023204.htm
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Looking forward to the #NN2026 #symposium, starting today at #UniBonn.
🌍 https://www.nn2026.uni-bonn.de/de
I will present a poster on #IntelliCage experiments in #socially housed mice. The system enables continuous home-cage behavior monitoring, providing data to analyze #learning, stress-related #behavior, and long-term behavioral dynamics.
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Ah, yes, the classic tale of groundbreaking science held hostage by #JavaScript and #cookies. 🍪🔒 Because nothing screams "cutting-edge neuroscience" like struggling to enable browser settings. 🤦♂️🔬
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Stress disrupts hippocampal integration of overlapping events, memory inference
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🧬 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝘿𝙉𝘼 𝘿𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 | আপনার 𝘿𝙉𝘼-ই শেষ কথা নয়! 🦠
Delighted to share my latest article published in বিজ্ঞান (Bigyan): "জিন থেকে জীবাণু: একটি রোগ, অনেক দৃষ্টিকোণ" (From Genes to Germs: One Disease, Many Perspectives)
🔗 Read here: https://bigyan.org.in/author/dr-debprasad-dutta/
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DATE: May 27, 2026 at 04:00PM
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-------------------------------------------------TITLE: Scientists say the hidden “third eye” inside your skull is the bizarre reason you can see
A new paper published in the journal Current Biology suggests that the complex paired eyes of humans and other vertebrates evolved from a single, central eye located on the top of an ancient ancestor’s head. The authors propose that the light-sensing tissue inside our eyes predates the eyes themselves, with remnants of this original visual system still functioning deep inside the human brain. This research provides evidence for a radically different evolutionary path for vertebrate vision compared to the rest of the animal kingdom.
The eyes of animals generally rely on two distinct types of light-detecting cells, known as photoreceptors. Animals with bilateral symmetry, meaning their bodies have distinct left and right halves, typically feature both groups of these cells. The first group is called rhabdomeric photoreceptors. These cells traditionally make up the paired eyes on the sides of an invertebrate animal’s head and are used for visual navigation and image processing.
The second group is called ciliary photoreceptors. These cells are usually found deeper in the brain or in a single spot on top of the head. Rather than forming images, they help the animal regulate daily biological rhythms and track ambient light levels. Insects, crabs, and octopuses all follow this standard biological blueprint.
Vertebrates, a group that includes humans, birds, reptiles, and fish, break this evolutionary rule completely. The human eye uses ciliary cells to capture light, but then passes those signals to neurons with rhabdomeric characteristics to process the resulting image. This unique blending of two different cellular systems does not appear anywhere else in nature.
The scientific community has lacked a comprehensive explanation for how human eyes acquired this unusual hybrid structure. “What is the original solution to vision, and to what extent have different species just copied or modified it to make it their own?” Thomas Baden, a neuroscientist at the University of Sussex and study co-author, told BBC Science Focus. “What really are the patterns? As you do this over time, you start to wonder, what is the original eye?”
To solve this evolutionary puzzle, scientists analyzed the placement and function of light-sensing cells across 36 major animal groups. They mapped out the evolutionary timeline and identified a pattern pointing to an ancient, worm-like ancestor that lived approximately 600 million years ago. This tiny creature likely had both paired lateral eyes on the sides of its head and a central median eye on top.
“We don’t know whether the paired eyes in our branch of the evolutionary tree were just light-sensitive cells or simple image-forming eyes. We only know that the organism later lost them,” Dan-Eric Nilsson, professor emeritus in sensory biology at Lund University, said in a press release.
The authors hypothesize that the ancestors of vertebrates eventually adopted a highly sedentary lifestyle. They began to burrow into the sediment on the ocean floor to filter food particles from the water. In this scenario, because they were no longer swimming around, maintaining complex paired eyes for navigation became an unnecessary biological expense.
As a result, the researchers suggest the side eyes vanished over time. The only visual system that remained was the single patch of light-detecting cells on top of the head. “The need to know what time of day it is, or where is up and down if you’re in deep water. That doesn’t go away,” Baden said. “So, we speculate that that’s when we lost the original side eyes, but we kept the original median eye, because that’s what it’s good for.”
According to the paper, millions of years later, these creatures abandoned their burrows and returned to swimming in the open water. Navigating the ocean required complex vision once again. Because the animal had already lost its lateral eyes, the researchers propose that evolution repurposed the only available light-sensing equipment it had left.
The model suggests the single median eye gradually became more complex, forming cup-like extensions that could detect the direction of incoming light. These cups eventually split and migrated to the sides of the head. This migration would have formed the new paired eyes that all vertebrates use today.
“Now we finally understand why the eyes of vertebrates differ so radically from the eyes of all other animal groups, such as insects and squid. The film of our eyes the retina developed from the brain, whereas the eyes of insects and squid originate in the skin on the sides of the head,” Nilsson said.
The researchers argue that this evolutionary detour explains the strange cellular makeup of the human eye. The original median eye is thought to have been a mixed system containing both ciliary and rhabdomeric cells. When it split to form our modern eyes, it likely took this hybrid circuitry with it, creating a multilayered retina.
“For the first time, we now also understand the origin of the neural circuits that analyze the image in our retina,” Nilsson added. A vital connecting piece in this new system was the bipolar cell. Bipolar cells act as a structural bridge between the two ancient photoreceptor types.
The authors suggest that this retinal complexity developed long before the eye itself fully formed on the sides of the head, and that bipolar cells themselves have two distinct evolutionary origins. “The thing on top of the head originally is not one eye; it’s more like a series of sensors, multiple patches of photoreceptors,” Baden explained. Because of this, “the retina predates the eye, if that makes sense. I always thought that was a cute tagline.”
The authors propose that the original median eye never entirely disappeared. Instead, it persists today as the pineal gland, a small organ buried deep within the human brain. While it no longer detects light directly in mammals, the pineal gland still uses light signals relayed from our eyes to produce melatonin and regulate sleep cycles.
In some modern animals, this ancestral third eye structure is still visible. The tuatara, a lizard-like reptile from New Zealand, actually has a functioning third eye on the top of its head, complete with a lens and retina. In fish, the pineal gland remains a simpler organ that can directly detect light passing through the skull.
“It’s mind-boggling that our pineal gland’s ability to regulate our sleep according to light stems from the cyclopean median eye of a distant ancestor 600 million years ago,” Nilsson said. “The results are a surprise. They turn our understanding of the evolution of the eye and the brain upside down.”
While this study presents a detailed hypothesis regarding vertebrate visual evolution, it relies heavily on comparing the cellular and genetic traits of modern animals to reconstruct ancient history. The fossil record from half a billion years ago is sparse, meaning scientists cannot directly observe the exact sequence of structural changes in the soft tissues of these extinct ancestors.
The researchers note that it is difficult to cleanly categorize all modern retinal cells into strict evolutionary lineages. Over millions of years, some of these cells appear to have blended traits from both ancient groups, a process known as chimerization. This blending makes it challenging to trace the exact origins of every single neural circuit in the modern human eye.
Future research will likely focus on gathering more genetic data from a wider variety of animals to test these hypotheses. Scientists hope to use advanced mapping techniques to compare the microscopic structures of the pineal gland with those of the retina in greater detail.
“The central testable bits that we’ve put forward I think with some funding and a few years you can get a yes-no answer,” Baden said. By studying the genetic profiles of simpler marine animals, researchers aim to determine if these early light-sensing systems first integrated and eventually split to give us the vision we rely on today.
The study, “Evolution of the vertebrate retina by repurposing of a composite ancestral median eye,” was authored by George Kafetzis, Michael J. Bok, Tom Baden, and Dan-Eric Nilsson.
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Researchers have identified a specific rapid oscillation pattern in the human thalamus that acts as a definitive bio-physiological signature for active states of consciousness, such as wakefulness and REM sleep.
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🚴🧠 New research shows that reducing sedentary time in schools – through simple strategies like standing to answer questions or adding unstructured #play – improves #children’s waist-to-hip ratios, cognitive performance, and emotional wellbeing.
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🚴🧠 New research shows that reducing sedentary time in schools – through simple strategies like standing to answer questions or adding unstructured #play – improves #children’s waist-to-hip ratios, cognitive performance, and emotional wellbeing.
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🚴🧠 New research shows that reducing sedentary time in schools – through simple strategies like standing to answer questions or adding unstructured #play – improves #children’s waist-to-hip ratios, cognitive performance, and emotional wellbeing.
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DATE: May 27, 2026 at 08:23AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY PSYCHOLOGY FEEDTITLE: Popular anti-aging drug combo caused severe brain damage in mice
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022024.htm
A drug combo widely explored for anti-aging may actually damage the brain, according to new mouse research showing severe loss of myelin and changes linked to “chemo brain.” Surprisingly, the damaged cells resembled those seen in multiple sclerosis, giving scientists a new lead in understanding—and potentially repairing—the disease.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022024.htm
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DATE: May 27, 2026 at 08:23AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEEDTITLE: Popular anti-aging drug combo caused severe brain damage in mice
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022024.htm
A drug combo widely explored for anti-aging may actually damage the brain, according to new mouse research showing severe loss of myelin and changes linked to “chemo brain.” Surprisingly, the damaged cells resembled those seen in multiple sclerosis, giving scientists a new lead in understanding—and potentially repairing—the disease.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022024.htm
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DATE: May 27, 2026 at 08:23AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEEDTITLE: Popular anti-aging drug combo caused severe brain damage in mice
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022024.htm
A drug combo widely explored for anti-aging may actually damage the brain, according to new mouse research showing severe loss of myelin and changes linked to “chemo brain.” Surprisingly, the damaged cells resembled those seen in multiple sclerosis, giving scientists a new lead in understanding—and potentially repairing—the disease.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022024.htm
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DATE: May 27, 2026 at 08:23AM
SOURCE: SCIENCE DAILY MIND-BRAIN FEEDTITLE: Popular anti-aging drug combo caused severe brain damage in mice
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022024.htm
A drug combo widely explored for anti-aging may actually damage the brain, according to new mouse research showing severe loss of myelin and changes linked to “chemo brain.” Surprisingly, the damaged cells resembled those seen in multiple sclerosis, giving scientists a new lead in understanding—and potentially repairing—the disease.
URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526022024.htm
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🧠👶 New scans show that fathers’ #brains undergo significant restructuring in the first six months after #childbirth.
Gray matter shrinks in some regions and swells in others, with changes tied to #caregiving, attention, emotional processing, and the brain’s reward system. Led by psychiatrist Negin Daneshnia in #Germany, the study suggests the male brain prunes and rewires itself to meet the demands of caring for a #newborn, much like the maternal brain does during #pregnancy.
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🧠👶 New scans show that fathers’ #brains undergo significant restructuring in the first six months after #childbirth.
Gray matter shrinks in some regions and swells in others, with changes tied to #caregiving, attention, emotional processing, and the brain’s reward system. Led by psychiatrist Negin Daneshnia in #Germany, the study suggests the male brain prunes and rewires itself to meet the demands of caring for a #newborn, much like the maternal brain does during #pregnancy.
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🧠👶 New scans show that fathers’ #brains undergo significant restructuring in the first six months after #childbirth.
Gray matter shrinks in some regions and swells in others, with changes tied to #caregiving, attention, emotional processing, and the brain’s reward system. Led by psychiatrist Negin Daneshnia in #Germany, the study suggests the male brain prunes and rewires itself to meet the demands of caring for a #newborn, much like the maternal brain does during #pregnancy.
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🧠👶 New scans show that fathers’ #brains undergo significant restructuring in the first six months after #childbirth.
Gray matter shrinks in some regions and swells in others, with changes tied to #caregiving, attention, emotional processing, and the brain’s reward system. Led by psychiatrist Negin Daneshnia in #Germany, the study suggests the male brain prunes and rewires itself to meet the demands of caring for a #newborn, much like the maternal brain does during #pregnancy.
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🧠👶 New scans show that fathers’ #brains undergo significant restructuring in the first six months after #childbirth.
Gray matter shrinks in some regions and swells in others, with changes tied to #caregiving, attention, emotional processing, and the brain’s reward system. Led by psychiatrist Negin Daneshnia in #Germany, the study suggests the male brain prunes and rewires itself to meet the demands of caring for a #newborn, much like the maternal brain does during #pregnancy.
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New Fathers Show Rapid Brain Changes in the First Six Weeks After Birth
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