This week, biologists discovered a new cellular organelle that's like "a new recycling center within the cell." Wild-growing ...

Using rare brain recordings from patients, scientists found that the thalamus helps trigger visual awareness. The study ...

A new study has found that psychopaths show structural changes in particular areas of the brain that deal with things like ...

A new neuroimaging study has identified distinct structural brain differences in individuals with psychopathy, particularly ...

Dr. Joseph Fins and Bioethics program director Dr. Robert Klitzman explore new ethical practices for patients in a coma or a minimally conscious state.

Notably, the sense of direction or spatial navigation is a complex cognitive ability involving multiple brain regions, said ...

Research that is taking a closer look at activity in the thalamus—a region long considered a relay station for the brain and ...

Why do we crave sweet treats over healthier options? While it comes down to how our brains process taste and what we expect ...

How do animals bounce back from sleep deprivation? Scientists found a subset of neurons in the mouse thalamus that repay this ...

Developed in 2015 by researchers studying the effects of diet on brain function and cognitive decline, the (aptly named) MIND ...

Research BackgroundType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a highly prevalent metabolic disorder worldwide. Beyond glucose dysregulation, it exerts ...