The human brain is formed by a complex network of neural connections and most of them link neighboring brain regions, which ...

In 2019 a startling article was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers tracked brain changes in nine ...

Thermal sensations are consciously differentiated as hot or cold by the brain; however, the neural mechanism that enables ...

Specific protein receptors in the brain play a vital role in how neurons slow down or stop firing, making them targets for many disorders. Researchers have now constructed a detailed structural map of ...

A study of individuals with cocaine use disorder found that, when given the option, those with a thicker insula region in the ...

The “severance procedure” isn't real—but some of the ideas in ‘Severance’ aren’t as out-there as you may think.

To shed new light on this question, Santoro’s team built upon their previous analysis of functional MRI (fMRI) data, which ...

Created by Johns Hopkins researchers, EpiScalp could significantly reduce false positives and spare patients from medication ...

Researchers have discovered that neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin are released when processing the emotional ...

A novel wireless photothermal DBS nanosystem uses nanoparticles to target and restore damaged neurons in Parkinson’s disease, ...

Pregnancy leads to a 4.9% reduction in gray matter volume in 94% of the brain, with partial recovery postpartum, primarily in ...