MIT researchers have discovered how an immune system molecule triggers neurons in a specific brain circuit to shut down social behavior in mice modeling infection.

Study shows social isolation following immune challenge is self-imposed and driven by an active neural process, rather than a secondary consequence of physiological symptoms of sickness.

A new MIT study illustrates how areas within the brain’s executive control center tailor their messages in specific circuits ...

Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez has been doing exactly that in his lab at MIT, and his new book, How to Change a Memory, looks ...

MIT researchers discovered that the prefrontal cortex doesn’t just send generic control signals—it tailors its messages to different brain regions based on arousal and movement.

A cytokine activates a specific neural circuit that causes social withdrawal in mice when sick, offering insight into the ...

A study this August in Nature has blown the door open to a whole new way of understanding Alzheimer’s. It suggests that ...

The authors analyzed spectral properties of neural activity recorded using laminar probes while mice engaged in a global/local visual oddball paradigm. They found solid evidence for an increase in ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have used a "zap-and-freeze" technology to watch hard-to-see brain cell ...

Two teams discover how small cell lung cancer hijacks neural pathways to proliferate faster, especially to the brain. Common ...