Scientists have since devised methods for determining the specific tasks in which different brain regions specialize—for example, some neurons, devoted to processing sight, detect only ...

Key takeaways Cholesterol regulation and neuronal vulnerability: The study found that neurons in the locus coeruleus (LC)—a ...

A new study reveals that the basolateral amygdala (BLA) plays a key role in calibrating prosocial behavior based on emotional ...

In the first comprehensive, cell-by-cell analysis of brain tissue from individuals with Tourette syndrome, researchers have ...

Scientists develop lab-grown model of the human sensory pathway to investigate how pain signals are transmitted to the brain.

Researchers at Zhejiang University found that acute stress increases natural repair mechanisms in the brain, while chronic ...

The parakeets commonly kept as pets could offer fresh clues about vocal learning and potential treatments for speech disorders ...

the researchers gathered a large collection of brain tissue samples from deceased patients and compared two different brain regions within the same individual: one region without any disease changes ...