This Week in Brain Science

Week of September 28, 2026 — curated from the top neuroscience and productivity sources.

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Farnam Street

The Mindset Behind Building a Great Little Business | Brad Jacobs

This summer, I’m revisiting one of my favorite episodes. If you haven’t heard it, now is the time. If you have, it’s a classic and worth listening to again. Brad Jacobs has built eight billi...

Farnam Street

The Mindset That Unlocks Your Full Potential | Dr. Gio Valiante

For the next hour, the world’s top mindset coach is your coach too. Dr. Gio Valiante is the world’s leading performance psychologist. We discuss why most people never reach their potential...

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How to Repair and Nourish Your Gut | Dr. Giulia Enders

Dr. Giulia Enders has changed the way millions of people think about the human body. As a physician, microbiome researcher, and bestselling author, she has spent years studying the surprising role the...

James Clear

The Ultimate Productivity Hack is Saying No

The ultimate productivity hack is saying no. Not doing something will always be faster than doing it. This statement reminds me of the old computer programming saying, “Remember that there is no...

James Clear

When the 80/20 Rule Fails: The Downside of Being Effective

Audrey Hepburn was an icon. Rising to fame in the 1950s, she was one of the greatest actresses of her era. In 1953, Hepburn became the first actress to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and ...

Neuroscience News

Flawed AI Summaries Distort Eyewitness Memory

Misleading AI video summaries alter human memory and distort eyewitness accuracy from 84% down to 45%, Georgetown and UW study finds....

Neuroscience News

Mitochondria in the Brain’s Reward Hub Drive Nicotine Dependence

UCF neuroscientists study how nicotine alters brain mitochondria in the nucleus accumbens to discover more effective addiction therapies....

Neuroscience News

Molecular Link Between Menopause and Alzheimer’s Risk

Scientists discover 16 blood molecules that surge during menopause and predict Alzheimer’s risk and cognitive decline decades later....

Neuroscience News

Shared Neural Noise Does Not Cap Brain Information

Researchers overturn a 30-year neuroscience belief, showing shared neural noise does not cap the brain's sensory information capacity....

Neuroscience News

Chronic Stress Shapes Cognitive Aging

A new study of 3,800+ adults finds social support slows attention decline, but cannot shield the brain from the cognitive damage of chronic stress....

Neuroscience News

Solving the Mystery of the Smooth Primate Brain

Researchers discover why marmoset brains remain smooth, revealing how progenitor cell timing alters primate cortical folding....

Neuroscience News

Motor Cortex Activity Scales With Human Realism

BrainGate study finds motor cortex observational activity scales with how human-like an action looks, revealing distributed networks over mirror neurons....