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For about a decade, the mainstream understanding has been that psychedelics cause chaos in the brain. Brain networks—the stable patterns of communication that handle vision, attention, or our sense of self, and more—loosen and start talking to each other all at once. EEG traces get noisier and more complex. “Think of the networks of the…

An international team of scientists has developed a graphene-based technology that makes it possible to monitor brain activity and identify the areas at greatest risk of sustaining additional damage after a stroke. The breakthrough, tested in mice, could help drive the development of more precise treatments for stroke.

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for their work in light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a method that lays the foundation “of a new era in neuroscience”, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet announced on Monday.

Imagine, for example, a building site in your neighbourhood. The human brain can remember three key stages of it: the original state before the renovation, the construction work itself, and the final outcome once the project is completed. But how does it manage not to muddle those three memories?

Imagine, for instance, a building site in your neighbourhood. The human brain is capable of remembering three key stages of that process: the original state before the renovation, the work itself and the final result once everything is finished. But how does it manage not to mix up these three memories?