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• Dreams Aren't Random—Your Brain Is Rewriting Reality

  27-07-2026 19:14 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science Daily - Top HealthDreams are not random mental noise. A large study of more than 3,700 dream and waking reports found that what we experience during sleep is shaped by both our personalities and the world around us. Rather than simply replaying daily events, the dreaming brain mixes memories, emotions, imagined possibilities, and familiar settings into vivid new scenarios. The findings, based on AI analyses of dream reports, appear in the journal Communications...
  
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• Hidden Alzheimer's Tipping Point May Decide Who Gets Dementia

  27-07-2026 19:13 via socialpsychology.org
  Source: Science DailyScientists have identified a possible tipping point that helps determine whether Alzheimer's-related brain changes lead to dementia. The key may lie in how the brain's immune cells respond to plaques and tau, offering a promising new target for treatments designed to extend cognitive resilience. The research, published in Nature Medicine, was conducted by using donated brain tissue from older adults with and without cognitive decline.
  
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• Cuban President Accuses U.S. of Genocide and Goal of Takeover

  27-07-2026 19:13 via socialpsychology.org
  Source:Al JazeeraCuba's president has accused the United States of carrying out "cold-bloodedly calculated genocide" against his people and seeking to seize the Caribbean island nation. President Miguel Diaz-Canel lashed out during a rally on Sunday commemorating the start of the Cuban Revolution in 1953. His anger was a reaction to Washington's continued pressure, including a crippling oil embargo that has produced regular blackouts and economic hardship.
  
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