Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...

Stress influences what we learn and remember. The hormone cortisol, which is released during stressful situations, can make emotional memories in particular stronger. But how exactly does cortisol ...

What happens inside your brain when you hear a steady rhythm or musical tone? According to a new study from Aarhus University and the University of Oxford, your brain doesn't just hear it-it ...

BND will serve as a vital interdisciplinary platform to elucidate the nature of dysconnectivity syndromes, helping us manage, diagnose, and treat neurological and psychiatric conditions. Brain Network ...

A nanomaterial based on a platform developed by Professor Samuel Stupp crosses the blood-brain barrier and targets harmful ...

Symptoms of depression fluctuate over time, but many brain imaging studies of the condition only study one point in time. That’s made it hard to connect networks of brain activity to various symptoms ...

Recent research has identified specific patterns of brain activity that distinguish young children with autism from their typically developing peers. These patterns involve the way different regions ...

For decades, treating major depression has involved a frustrating cycle of trial and error, with patients cycling through ...

There are a lot of misconceptions out there about creativity. For instance, there is this idea that you must be a bit mad to be creative. Yes, the research suggests that creative people are able to ...