New research shows how psychedelics alter visual processing and boost memory-linked brain circuits to generate hallucinations, revealing mechanisms with therapeutic implications.

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Digital engagement is neither inherently benign nor uniformly harmful among young people. Later in life, it can fortify specific cognitive skills through intentional practice.

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In retinal disease screenings, artificial intelligence can help deliver diagnoses earlier, giving physicians more time to preserve vision.

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NYU Langone neuroscientists identified the brain region likely responsible for recognizing images after seeing them once, ...

A skin condition tied to delusions is posing a riddle for doctors: What to do when a diagnosis causes offense?

The pattern of reaching biases is stable across contexts and can be attributed to a misalignment between eye-centric and body-centric representations of position.