This Week in Brain Science

Week of 2026-06-29 — curated from the top neuroscience and productivity sources.

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How to Repair and Nourish Your Gut | Dr. Giulia Enders

Dr. Giulia Enders has changed the way millions of people think about the human body. As a physician, microbiome researcher, and bestselling author, she has spent years studying the surprising role the...

Farnam Street

Morgan Housel: Wealth is What You Have Minus What You Want

Morgan Housel breaks down the exact framework he uses to build wealth, minimize financial stress, and buy freedom. Available Now: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Transcript | YouTube | ...

James Clear

The Ultimate Productivity Hack is Saying No

The ultimate productivity hack is saying no. Not doing something will always be faster than doing it. This statement reminds me of the old computer programming saying, “Remember that there is no...

James Clear

When the 80/20 Rule Fails: The Downside of Being Effective

Audrey Hepburn was an icon. Rising to fame in the 1950s, she was one of the greatest actresses of her era. In 1953, Hepburn became the first actress to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and ...

Neuroscience News

Hearing Aids Linked to 23% Lower Dementia Risk in Epilepsy

Hearing aid use is associated with a 23% lower risk of dementia exclusively in adults with both epilepsy and hearing loss, likely due to the critical preservation of depleted cognitive reserve....

Neuroscience News

Reading Is the Ultimate Cognitive Enhancer

A new study demonstrates that reading acts as a powerful cognitive enhancer that fine-tunes visual systems to improve face recognition, expands working memory, and sharpens reasoning. The work notes t...

Neuroscience News

Dual Brain-Machine Interfaces Unlock Bionic Hand Kinesthesia

A new study combining data from two distinct brain-machine interfaces has revealed that the human brain processes artificial movement sensations as coordinated, subconscious hand synergies rather than...

Neuroscience News

Overcoming Endothelial Sorting to Cure Glioblastoma

Researchers present a shift in neuro-nanomedicine, reframing the "protein corona", the layer of blood proteins that coat nanoparticles, as a programmable, five-stage navigation interface capable of gu...

Neuroscience News

150-Year-Old Neuroanatomy Mystery Confirmed via MRI

Researchers validated an 1877 anatomical hypothesis by confirming that a rare surface "bridge" across the central fissure occurs in 0.8% of humans and is an extension of normal deep-lying brain folds....

Neuroscience News

Can We Synchronize Human Brainwaves to Boost Connection?

Researchers mapped "social synchrony," showing that face-to-face communication physically aligns the brainwaves of participants....

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Canine Cognitive Decline Alters Gait

Researchers established that canine cognitive decline is directly associated with a shortened stride length in dogs' front limbs. Because thoracic limbs require heavy cortical control for balance and ...

Science Daily Mind

They knew the pill was fake but their memory still improved

Healthy older adults experienced measurable improvements in memory, physical performance, and stress after taking placebo pills for just three weeks. The most surprising finding was that the placebo o...