by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Thursday, October 15, 2026 | Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 15 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02490-yPsilocybin promotes and stabilizes new connections between neurons in the mouse cerebral cortex, especially after stress. Baker et al. show that 5-HT2A receptor signaling in layer 5...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Neuroscience
There is redundancy in the genetic code, in the receptors and proteins, and the neurons in the brain. Developmentally, the brain makes more neurons than needed and then prunes the unnecessary elements, commonly known as the “use it or lose it” rule. If you do not see...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02452-4Head-direction cells are far more disorderly than classical continuous-attractor models allow. Clark et al. show that this disorder is nevertheless compatible with these models and...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41593-026-02394-xClark et al. demonstrate that heterogeneous data-driven models implement head-direction selectivity through the same dynamical principles as classical ring networks. In doing so, the...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Tuesday, October 13, 2026 | Neuroscience
CNS 2027 Q&A In 2011, sociologist David Finkelhor coined the term “juvenoia” to describe an exaggerated fear older adults have about the impact of social change on children and youth. A combination of “juvenile” and “paranoia,” juvenoia seems to pop up in every...
