This Week in Brain Science

Week of 2026-10-05 — 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...

Farnam Street

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

Daily Steps Tied to Lower Teen Depression

Tracking 5,500 teens reveals higher daily step counts thicken emotion-regulating brain regions and reduce depression and anxiety....

Neuroscience News

Optical Illusion Exposes Blind Spot in AI Vision

Primate brains shift spatial coordinates during optical illusions, but AI vision networks fail to adapt....

Neuroscience News

How the Biological Clock Tells the Brain It’s Time to Wake Up

Scientists identify a neural circuit linking the biological clock to dopaminergic neurons and the mushroom body to control wakefulness....

Neuroscience News

Brain Wiring Changes Distinguish Early Alzheimer’s from Normal Aging

A new study reveals functional brain wiring changes separate Alzheimer's from normal aging before symptoms appear....

Neuroscience News

Why Past Trauma Amplifies Future Stress

A new study discovers a brain circuit in the anterior hypothalamus acting as a "volume knob" that dials up future stress reactivity after trauma....

Neuroscience News

Making Music May Rewire the Addicted Brain

Music therapy alters brain activity and calms drug and alcohol cravings by modulating frontal beta and alpha EEG waves....

Neuroscience News

Could Your Voice Reveal How Fast Your Brain Is Aging?

A machine-learning speech clock reveals biological aging, brain atrophy, and dementia biomarkers from voice patterns....