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Summary: Researchers are making strides in restoring touch sensations to prosthetic limbs through brain stimulation. By using electrodes in the brain’s touch center, they can evoke stable, precise sensations, even allowing users to feel the shape and motion of objects.This breakthrough could enable prosthetic users to perform tasks requiring fine

Summary: Research reveals that how we perceive the size and weight of body parts, such as hands, differs from our perception of objects. For objects, smaller items feel heavier than larger ones with the same weight—a phenomenon known as the size-weight illusion.However, this study found the opposite effect for body

Summary: Increasing physical fitness improves language comprehension in older adults. Over six months, monolingual participants who followed a simple exercise program were 7% quicker at detecting words in language tests, highlighting the cognitive benefits of fitness.The findings underline the importance of regular exercise for healthy aging and everyday communication skills.

Summary: New research sheds light on how parents subtly favor children based on birth order, personality, and gender, shaping family dynamics. Younger siblings often receive more favorable treatment, while older siblings are granted greater autonomy. Parents tend to favor daughters slightly more than sons, though children rarely perceive this bias.Personality

Summary: A new study identifies neurons in the hippocampus that store food-specific memories, directly influencing overeating and body weight. These neurons, which encode memories for sugar and fat, act as “memory traces” that drive dietary behavior and metabolism. Silencing these neurons in mice disrupted sugar-related memories, reduced intake, and prevented

Summary: Researchers have developed a model explaining how place cells in the hippocampus anchor both spatial and episodic memories. Grid cells in the entorhinal cortex interact with hippocampal cells to create a scaffold, linking memories to specific neural patterns.This model mirrors biological memory systems, addressing phenomena like gradual memory degradation