Breaking up is hard to do. Amicable splits are one thing, but what happens when divorced duos still cozy up like couples? Here, ahead of the new TLC series “You, Me & My Ex” that’s premiering Sunday, The Post meets former spouses who can’t — or won’t — let go of the past, and their… Read More: The couples on TLC’s ‘You, Me & My Ex’ all… »
An analysis of brain scans from people once infected with COVID-19 suggested a consistent pattern in loss of grey matter over time, researchers say. Researchers affiliated with the University of Oxford posted findings ahead of peer review this week to medRxiv, drawing on data from the U.K. Biobank. They compared brain scans taken pre-pandemic to… Read More: Brain scans of coronavirus patients suggest ‘significant’ grey matter loss… »
The visual thalamus is classically known to relay visual stimuli coming from the retina to the cerebral cortex. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology now show that although neurons in the mouse visual thalamus connect to both eyes, they establish strong functional connections only with one retina. These results settle partly contradictory results… Read More: In the visual thalamus, neurons are in contact with both… »
Scientists have long known the brain’s hippocampus is crucial for long-term memory. Now a new Northwestern Medicine study has found the hippocampus also plays a role in short-term memory and helps guide decision-making. The findings shed light on how the hippocampus contributes to memory and exploration, potentially leading to therapies that restore hippocampal function, which… Read More: Memory helps us evaluate situations on the fly, not just… »