The same brain system that rewards you for a delicious meal is hijacked by drugs like fentanyl. A behavioral neuroscientist ...

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Harvard cognitive psychologist Daniel Schacter’s work has underpinned a sea change in how we think about memory; namely, that ...

Despite its reputation as a safer chemical, PFHxA—a short-chain PFAS—may cause long-term behavioral changes when exposure ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working ...

Trauma Services reports hoarding disorder is rising, driven by trauma and stress, especially since the pandemic, requiring ...

A North Texas neurologist explains normal pressure hydrocephalus, its symptoms, and the treatment for the disorder.

A study of 20,000 anxiety disorder patients shows how negativity bias affects brain structure, cognitive function and mental health, supporting the view that mental illness is brain illness.

A new brain imaging study shows that when people try to remember multiple things, their brains give more precise attention to ...

Over the years, writers and filmmakers have dreamed up fresh ways of keeping audiences on their toes. Some remain ...

Studies show that people with these disorders often have unusual stress hormone patterns, like blunted or exaggerated ...

New research proposes a unified theory of brain function based on criticality—a state where the brain teeters between order ...