Researchers have shown in mice that brain cells known as astrocytes are required for a signaling chemical called norepinephrine to modify brain activity, changing the textbook understanding that ...

Researchers provide a new understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease affects different tissues across the entire body. The ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research.

A Yale-led study shows that the senses stimulate a region of the brain that controls consciousness—a finding that might ...

Secondary psychosis caused by a lesion was mapped to the hippocampus, with a peak in the posterior subiculum and was consistent across symptoms.

Lucid dreaming—a rare state where the dreamer knows they are dreaming—activates the brain in ways that are distinct from both ...

How are we able to recall a word we want to say? This basic ability, called word retrieval, is often compromised in patients with brain damage. Interestingly, many patients who can name words they see ...

How are we able to recall a word we want to say? This basic ability, called word retrieval, is often compromised in patients ...

How are we able to recall a word we want to say? This basic ability, called word retrieval, is often compromised in patients ...

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Commentary published today, researchers have identified what could be the first reliable biomarker for depression risk, potentially transforming how this devastating ...