Researchers have discovered a specific set of neurons in the amygdala that can trigger anxiety and social deficits when ...

Researchers in Spain have identified a small cluster of overactive brain cells in the amygdala that can trigger anxiety and ...

Scientists developed a wireless brain implant smaller than a grain of sand that recorded neural activity in mice for 365 days ...

Movies have always played up the mad scientist trope, but real-life labs have carried out experiments that make fiction look ...

In this adapted excerpt from "How to Change a Memory," author and neuroscientist Steve Ramirez recounts the events that led ...

In the development of Parkinson's disease, it may not be a good idea to turn the amp to 11. High-volume noise exposure ...

Scientists have uncovered something remarkable about one of the world’s most overlooked creatures. Male mice are not just ...

To set the record straight, Mosconi notes that extrapolating the research to mean the brain eats itself during menopause is ...

In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.

People looking to lose weight and lower their blood sugar may someday be able to get a single injection that turns their ...

Kinesia paradoxa, a remarkable phenomenon, reminds us that when we feel stuck, the brain is often just waiting for the right ...

Still, human data is more nuanced. “While the evidence that the gut microbiome affects mood is relatively strong, evidence ...