The Japan Times66%
Scientists discover molecular process of normal brain aging 79%
By Tomoko Otake0%
5/22/2026, 9:00:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 9 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Hasty Generalization, and Overconfidence Bias, with Representativeness Heuristic as the most egregious example at 35.3% saturation with 47 hits. Analysis detected 367 faulty-reasoning hits from 133 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 71.4% and a BS Rank of 79% (3,608 of 16,813 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 78.50% of the article peer group.
A team of Japanese researchers say they’ve identified how a set of proteins in nerve cells declines with age, a discovery that may someday lead to a therapy to maintain brain health in later life.
In a study on mice published Friday in the EMBO Reports journal, a team led by associate professor Ken-ichiro Kuwako at Shimane University’s School of Medicine said the protein group, known as the LINC complex, plays a key role in controlling neuron activity.
The researchers found that the ability of 3-month-old mice to produce key molecules that make up the nerve cells’ LINC complex, such as Sun1 and Nesprin-1, was very high, but that it declined significantly by 12 months and even further after 20 months across many brain regions.
Confirmation Bias
26.3%Confirmation Bias
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26.3%AuthorTomoko Otake
1.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Anchoring Bias
0%Anchoring Bias
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
1.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Availability Heuristic
0%Availability Heuristic
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
3.8%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Representativeness Heuristic
35.3%Representativeness Heuristic
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35.3%AuthorTomoko Otake
2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Hindsight Bias
0%Hindsight Bias
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Overconfidence Bias
32.3%Overconfidence Bias
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32.3%AuthorTomoko Otake
2.8%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Framing Effect
0%Framing Effect
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
5.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Loss Aversion
0%Loss Aversion
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Status Quo Bias
0%Status Quo Bias
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Sunk Cost Effect
0%Sunk Cost Effect
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Optimism Bias
26.3%Optimism Bias
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26.3%AuthorTomoko Otake
3.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Pessimism Bias
0%Pessimism Bias
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
1.8%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Negativity Bias
35.3%Negativity Bias
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35.3%AuthorTomoko Otake
11.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Self-Serving Bias
0%Self-Serving Bias
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
1.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Fundamental Attribution Error
0%Fundamental Attribution Error
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Actor-Observer Bias
0%Actor-Observer Bias
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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In-Group Bias
0%In-Group Bias
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
0%Out-Group Homogeneity Bias
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Halo Effect
0%Halo Effect
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Horn Effect
0%Horn Effect
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Dunning-Kruger Effect
0%Dunning-Kruger Effect
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Recency Bias
0%Recency Bias
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
1.5%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Primacy Effect
0%Primacy Effect
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.8%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Blind-Spot Bias
0%Blind-Spot Bias
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Ad Hominem
0%Ad Hominem
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
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Straw Man
0%Straw Man
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.4%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Authority
32.3%Appeal to Authority
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32.3%AuthorTomoko Otake
7.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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False Dilemma
0%False Dilemma
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Slippery Slope
0%Slippery Slope
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Circular Reasoning
0%Circular Reasoning
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Hasty Generalization
35.3%Hasty Generalization
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35.3%AuthorTomoko Otake
7.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Red Herring
0%Red Herring
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Bandwagon
0%Bandwagon
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Emotion
0%Appeal to Emotion
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Begging the Question
0%Begging the Question
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
1.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Post Hoc (False Cause)
26.3%Post Hoc (False Cause)
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26.3%AuthorTomoko Otake
4.2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Tu Quoque
0%Tu Quoque
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Burden of Proof
0%Burden of Proof
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Appeal to Nature
0%Appeal to Nature
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0.4%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Composition/Division
0%Composition/Division
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Anecdotal
0%Anecdotal
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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No True Scotsman
0%No True Scotsman
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Ambiguity (Equivocation)
0%Ambiguity (Equivocation)
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
1.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Gambler’s Fallacy
0%Gambler’s Fallacy
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
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Middle Ground
0%Middle Ground
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Personal Incredulity
0%Personal Incredulity
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.1%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Special Pleading
0%Special Pleading
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Genetic Fallacy
0%Genetic Fallacy
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Unattributed Quote
0%Unattributed Quote
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
2.6%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Quote-first Misdirection
0%Quote-first Misdirection
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.9%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Biased Writer Voice
26.3%Biased Writer Voice
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26.3%AuthorTomoko Otake
3.3%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Indoctrination
0%Indoctrination
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
2%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Politically Left Leaning Bias
0%Politically Left Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0%PublicationThe Japan Times
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Politically Right Leaning Bias
0%Politically Right Leaning Bias
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
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Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
0%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service
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0%AuthorTomoko Otake
0.7%PublicationThe Japan Times
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133 words analyzed.
Analysis
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