A research team has discovered that a specific group of neurons in the amygdala, a brain region involved in emotion ...

In the brain, tRNS may enhance learning by gently boosting the activity of underperforming neurons, helping them get closer to the point at which they become active and send signals. This is a point ...

Researchers have found that even after recovery, individuals who previously experienced depression may retain a heightened ...

Our brain makes decisions based on direct associations between stimuli in our environment, but it often also does so based on ...

July 2, 2025 — A new brain scan tool shows how quickly your body and mind are aging. It can spot early signs of diseases like dementia, long before symptoms begin. The scan looks at hidden clues ...

How enduring mild physical discomfort helps the brain build new reference points for tolerance. If the thought of going to ...

The diagnostic category of adult ADHD is becoming more inclusive. That’s not the same as it being overdiagnosed ...

A team of researchers from APL and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is developing next-generation brain organoid platforms to better understand the effects of mild blast-induced ...

June 29, 2025 — Deleting a gene called PTEN in certain brain cells disrupts the brain’s fear circuitry and triggers anxiety-like behavior in mice — key traits seen in autism. Researchers ...

Precision psychiatry must factor in a huge number of variables and their interaction to understand the nature of a person’s disorder and to target treatment. Well-established variables include ...