Two parallel neural ectoderm progenitors contribute to the developing brain

by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, September 18, 2026 | Neuroscience

Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02433-7This study shows that the brain arises from two distinct progenitors: one forms the forebrain and midbrain, whereas the other generates the hindbrain. These insights enable the...

Serotonin neurons in the dorsal raphe control food-craving-like behavior during pregnancy in mice

by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, September 18, 2026 | Neuroscience

Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02445-3Zhao, Feng, Dong and colleagues found that pregnant mice crave highly palatable foods due to SK3-mediated inhibition of 5-HT neurons in DRN. Reactivating serotonergic DRN→VTA...

Reciprocal connections dynamically build consensus between neocortical areas

by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Friday, September 18, 2026 | Neuroscience

Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 18 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02437-3The authors show that reciprocal interactions between cortical areas generate slow dynamics that gradually build consensus across distributed cortical networks, revealing a...

Hippocampal astrocytic sequences emerge during learning and memory recall

by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | Neuroscience

Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02448-0Senne, Suthard and colleagues show that dorsal hippocampal astrocytes display time-compressed calcium-event sequences after foot shock and upon context re-exposure, and that their...

Predictive and instructive cerebellar encoding of dopamine reward drives motivated behavior

by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | Neuroscience

Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 16 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02449-zCerebellar neurons encode abstract dopamine rewards using activity patterns that reinforce reward-seeking behavior in mice. If you do not see content above, kindly GO TO SOURCE....

Intracranial recordings in humans reveal differential contributions of medial and lateral orbitofrontal cortex to approach–avoidance decision-making

by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | Neuroscience

Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 15 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02444-4Intracranial recordings reveal oppositely tuned activity in the medial and lateral regions of the human orbitofrontal cortex during approach–avoidance decisions: the medial orbital...