Brain stimulation and neuroscience research findings published

Between 30 August and 1 September 2026, multiple neuroscience studies were published via PsyPost and RadioFreeTomorrow, including research on brain stimulation for social anxiety, ketamine-induced brain rewiring in females, vagus nerve stimulation effects on learning, and gabapentin prescriptions in addiction treatment. The research spans psychiatric intervention, pharmacology, and neural mechanisms.

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Brain stimulation helps socially anxious individuals control avoidance behaviors https://www. psypost.org/brain-stimulation- helps-socially-anxious-individuals-control-avoidance-behaviors/?utm_source=

mastodon:mstdn-socialother30d ago kagi ↗

Brain stimulation helps socially anxious individuals control avoidance behaviors https://www. psypost.org/brain-stimulation- helps-socially-anxious-individuals-control-avoidance-behaviors/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

How monogamous and polyamorous individuals envision multiple romantic partners https://www. psypost.org/how-monogamous-and -polyamorous-individuals-envision-multiple-romantic-partners/?utm_source=dlvr

mastodon:mstdn-socialother29d ago kagi ↗

How monogamous and polyamorous individuals envision multiple romantic partners https://www. psypost.org/how-monogamous-and -polyamorous-individuals-envision-multiple-romantic-partners/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Stress hormones drive female-specific brain rewiring following ketamine anesthesia https://www. psypost.org/stress-hormones-dr ive-female-specific-brain-rewiring-following-ketamine-anesthesia/?utm_sou

mastodon:mstdn-socialother29d ago kagi ↗

Stress hormones drive female-specific brain rewiring following ketamine anesthesia https://www. psypost.org/stress-hormones-dr ive-female-specific-brain-rewiring-following-ketamine-anesthesia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Infant feeding practices may influence the timing of puberty in girls https://www. psypost.org/infant-feeding-pra ctices-may-influence-the-timing-of-puberty-in-girls/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mas

mastodon:mstdn-socialother29d ago kagi ↗

Infant feeding practices may influence the timing of puberty in girls https://www. psypost.org/infant-feeding-pra ctices-may-influence-the-timing-of-puberty-in-girls/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Treadmill running restores memory in Alzheimer’s mice by boosting a key brain pathway https://www. psypost.org/treadmill-running- restores-memory-in-alzheimers-mice-by-boosting-a-key-brain-pathway/?ut

mastodon:mstdn-socialother29d ago kagi ↗

Treadmill running restores memory in Alzheimer’s mice by boosting a key brain pathway https://www. psypost.org/treadmill-running- restores-memory-in-alzheimers-mice-by-boosting-a-key-brain-pathway/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Living in a democracy is linked to better mental health through personal autonomy https://www. psypost.org/how-perceiving-you r-country-as-democratic-boosts-mental-health/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_mediu

mastodon:mstdn-socialother28d ago kagi ↗

Living in a democracy is linked to better mental health through personal autonomy https://www. psypost.org/how-perceiving-you r-country-as-democratic-boosts-mental-health/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Neuroscientists demonstrate that logical reasoning does not require language https://www. psypost.org/neuroscientists-re veal-that-logical-reasoning-does-not-require-language/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_m

mastodon:mstdn-socialother28d ago kagi ↗

Neuroscientists demonstrate that logical reasoning does not require language https://www. psypost.org/neuroscientists-re veal-that-logical-reasoning-does-not-require-language/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Favorable attitudes toward diverse sexual practices predict higher sexual well-being in young adults https://www. psypost.org/favorable-attitude s-toward-diverse-sexual-practices-predict-higher-sexual

mastodon:mstdn-socialother28d ago kagi ↗

Favorable attitudes toward diverse sexual practices predict higher sexual well-being in young adults https://www. psypost.org/favorable-attitude s-toward-diverse-sexual-practices-predict-higher-sexual-well-b/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Microscopic brain vesicles reveal unique genetic markers for Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia https://www. psypost.org/microscopic-brain- vesicles-reveal-unique-genetic-markers-for-alzheimers-a

mastodon:mstdn-socialother28d ago kagi ↗

Microscopic brain vesicles reveal unique genetic markers for Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia https://www. psypost.org/microscopic-brain- vesicles-reveal-unique-genetic-markers-for-alzheimers-and-frontotemporal-dementia/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Vagus nerve stimulation induces brain vascular rhythms linked to later learning performance https://www. psypost.org/vagus-nerve-stimul ation-induces-brain-vascular-rhythms-linked-to-later-learning-pe

mastodon:mstdn-socialother28d ago kagi ↗

Vagus nerve stimulation induces brain vascular rhythms linked to later learning performance https://www. psypost.org/vagus-nerve-stimul ation-induces-brain-vascular-rhythms-linked-to-later-learning-performance/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social

Gabapentin prescriptions are rising in addiction treatment despite weak evidence https://www. psypost.org/gabapentin-prescri ptions-are-rising-in-addiction-treatment-despite-weak-evidence/?utm_source=

mastodon:mstdn-socialother28d ago kagi ↗

Gabapentin prescriptions are rising in addiction treatment despite weak evidence https://www. psypost.org/gabapentin-prescri ptions-are-rising-in-addiction-treatment-despite-weak-evidence/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon&utm_campaign=%40psypost%40mstdn.social