Scientists have discovered a direct cause-and-effect link between faulty mitochondria and the memory loss seen in ...

Just a few days after scientists announced we're at a pivotal tipping point in Alzheimer's disease research, a team has made ...

Stanford researchers, using artificial intelligence, have identified a naturally occurring molecule with appetite- and weight ...

A new study reveals that the brain’s basal ganglia use two distinct neural “languages” to control movement — one for learned skills and another for innate behaviors.

According to a new study by Harvard researchers, the basal ganglia—the so-called “learning machine” of the brain—speaks in two different codes: one for recently-acquired learned movements and another ...

A new study reveals that oxytocin’s ability to enhance social behavior depends heavily on the recipient’s motivation.

The basal ganglia in rats uses separate codes for learned movements and “natural” behaviors, offering insights into human ...

A University of Wyoming researcher led a study that used mice to show that social hierarchy involves status-dependent ...

Recent research has revealed that astrocytes have far more importance than we knew, and many unappreciated functions... | Cell And Molecular Biology ...

To map the mammalian brain and its various functions with increasing precision, neuroscientists rely on high-resolution ...

These receptors play an important role in mood regulation. Previous studies showed that certain drugs called DOP ...

Structured laughter therapy significantly reduces anxiety and increases life satisfaction across diverse populations and ...