Now in public beta · grounded in source

Decode any neuroscience paper in 30 seconds.

Synaptify turns dense primary research into plain-English you can trust — with verbatim source quotes, a 3D brain that lights up the regions involved, a mechanism breakdown, and a methodology trust score for every study.

Free to start · no card required · PubMed + Semantic Scholar verified
Bottom line
2-sentence verdict

The single most important takeaway, no hedging.

Mechanism
How it works in the brain

Cells, circuits, and signaling explained — with the named pathways.

Trust score
Methodology check

Sample size, study design, peer-review status, and honest caveats.

What Synaptify decodes
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What you get

The neural decoder, end to end.

Six purpose-built surfaces that turn a 12,000-word paper into something you actually read.

The Big Picture

A 2-sentence bottom line at the top of every paper. Skim it in 5 seconds, decide if it's worth more time.

Mechanism of Action

How the effect actually happens in the brain — the cells, circuits, and named neurotransmitters or pathways.

Life Impact

What this means for sleep, productivity, mental health, learning, or aging — when the paper supports it.

Methodology Check

A 0–100 trust score derived from sample size, study design, and peer-review status. Caveats included.

Interactive 3D Brain

Click any region to see what it does in general — and what this specific paper measured, manipulated, or concluded.

Jargon Buster

Toggle Deep Dive for inline tooltips on every technical term and a sidebar dictionary that updates per paper.

How it works

Paste. Parse. Understand.

From DOI or PDF to a fully decoded paper in under a minute.

Step 01
Drop in a paper

Paste a DOI, drop a PDF, or search PubMed inside the app. We parse the full text locally before anything is sent.

Step 02
Grounded extraction

The model pulls bottom-line, mechanism, methodology, glossary, brain regions, and verbatim supporting quotes — never invented.

Step 03
Read at your level

Switch between Plain English, Curious teen, and Domain expert. The 3D brain and Jargon Buster update with you.

For who

Built for everyone the brain belongs to.

A first-generation college student, a curious parent, a clinician, and a sitting senator should all be able to use and trust it.

Students

Skim 30 papers a week without missing the methodology.

Researchers

Triage adjacent fields in seconds. Verbatim quotes keep you honest.

Clinicians

Pull mechanism + caveats into a 60-second patient explanation.

Policy & press

Cite the paper, not the press release. Trust scores flag preliminary work.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Does Synaptify make things up?

No. Every brain-region paragraph is paired with a verbatim quote from the paper. If the model can't find a supporting line, the quote is left blank — never invented.

How is the trust score calculated?

Sample size, study design, and peer-review status are each weighted, then bucketed into High / Moderate / Limited / Preliminary. Caveats are surfaced explicitly so you can disagree.

What sources does it use?

PubMed for retrieval and metadata, Semantic Scholar for citation counts and influential paper graphs, and the original DOI / PDF as the only source for the analysis itself.

Is my PDF private?

PDFs are parsed in your browser. Only the extracted text is sent to the model for analysis — never the file itself.

Can I save what I read?

Yes. Every analyzed paper auto-saves to your Library. Open Settings to tune your reading level or curate your feed by interest.

The brain belongs to everyone.

Open Synaptify and decode your first paper. Free to try, no card, no friction.

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