Month: May 2023

Unveiling the Driver of Learning Hierarchical Concepts

Imagine trying to navigate a complex and noisy video game without any prior knowledge or guidance. You rely on your intuition and experiences to make sense of patterns, formulate predictions, and build a mental framework. In a similar way, humans learn the regularities of their world through unsupervised interactions with the environment. But what fuels […]

Published on May 2, 2023

Baroreflex Deficiency and Estrogen’s Protection Against Stroke

Imagine you’re driving a car and suddenly your steering wheel stops responding. You can’t control the car and it starts veering off the road. Your body’s ability to respond to this sudden change is like the baroreflex within your arteries. In this study, scientists investigated how estrogen therapy affects the baroreflex and its anti-inflammatory pathways […]

Published on May 2, 2023

Late-life depressive symptoms and white matter structural integrity within older Black adults

Imagine your brain as a bustling city, with different pathways connecting different regions. Well, in this study, scientists explored the impact of late-life depressive symptoms on the structural integrity of the ‘roads’ in older Black adults’ brains. Using fancy brain imaging techniques, they found that higher levels of self-reported depressive symptoms were associated with reduced […]

Published on May 2, 2023