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Childhood trauma was associated with altered hippocampal reward-pathway connectivity and greater adult anhedonia in a large neuroimaging cohort. The findings identify a potential neurobiological link but did not establish causality.

Researchers identified distinct neuronal populations within the heart’s intrinsic nervous system that regulate cardiac rhythm and stress responses in mice. The findings provide mechanistic insight into cardiac neurobiology, though human relevance remains uncertain.

A novel small molecule, CN045, promoted oligodendrocyte maturation and modest remyelination in preclinical models of multiple sclerosis. The findings support an emerging strategy aimed at repairing damaged myelin, though clinical applicability remains unproven.

A genome-wide analysis of more than 2.5 million adults identified 26 genetic regions associated with fibromyalgia risk. The findings support a neurologic biological basis for the condition, though they do not establish causality or create a diagnostic test.

Individuals with psychiatric disorders demonstrated reduced flexibility in brain network reconfiguration across cognitive states in a transdiagnostic neuroimaging study. The findings linked dynamic brain patterns with symptom profiles but did not establish causality or clinical applicability.

Single-nucleus multi-omics sequencing across genetically diverse ASD mouse models revealed convergent molecular and cellular changes in early brain development, despite distinct underlying mutations.