When animals and humans explore their surrounding environment or complete specific tasks, their brains simultaneously support both their mental (i.e., cognitive) processes and physical movements. For ...

University of California, Los Angeles researchers have discovered that chronic stress flips brain activity between two ...

Though more research is needed to understand who might benefit from GLP-1 agonists for addiction, early studies suggest that the approach holds promise.

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A Maryland woman is heading to prison for killing and dismembering her mother with a chain saw in a case that left ...

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The neurons identified by the Columbia scientists, a new element of these circuits, are located in the brainstem, the oldest ...

Mathematicians are investigating how the intricate folds in the human brain – which have increased as our species has evolved – help to improve our brainpower.

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