A new finding from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center shows that the learning process of associating cues ...

Curiosity-driven experiments in a basement eventually sparked a worldwide rethink of how stress, addiction, and life experiences shape the brain.

Researchers uncovered how shifting levels of a brain protein called KCC2 can reshape the way cues become linked with rewards, ...

Scientists exploring how the brain responds to stress discovered molecular changes that can influence behavior long after an ...

The intricate web of chemical messengers that facilitate communication between neurons represents one of the body’s most complex and fascinating systems. These neurotransmitters, including serotonin, ...

Princeton scientists found that the brain uses reusable “cognitive blocks” to create new behaviors quickly.

The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

Human brains learn new tasks quickly by reusing mental building blocks, a flexibility scientists are now studying to improve AI.

ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) --- Your brain allows you to think, feel, communicate, make decisions, and live a productive life. That’s why keeping it healthy is so important. Ivanhoe reports on ...

In new research, an international team of researchers used high-resolution 3D imaging techniques, including microCT scanning, to reconstruct brain shapes from more than three dozen species.