Discovery of Brain-Body Connection Offers Clues for Parkinson’s and Alcohol Use Disorder When danger lurks, instinct keeps us ...

Every time you stand up and walk across the room, your abdominal muscles contract in a rhythm you probably never notice.

The data shows that the drugs triggered activity in the central amygdala that reduced dopamine release into the brain's reward circuitry.

The human brain is probably the most complex structure we know of. Yet we still use open-brain surgery, implanted whips, and ...

Children get annual checkups with a pediatrician to determine if they are thriving. This is done by assessing if their height and weight are progressing at expected rates. But how do we measure ...

Typically when we hear "neuroplasticity," we imagine neural excitability, circulating signaling mechanisms, and connectivity. Neurobiological and biochemical, for sure, but maybe not mechanical ...

Remember jumping rope on the playground? That simple activity you enjoyed as a kid turns out to be one of the most powerful brain-boosting exercises you can do. While most people pick up a jump rope ...

In the first study of its kind, researchers identified specific brain regions linked to a transient surge in patients’ inflammatory profile after undergoing metabolic-bariatric surgery (MBS). Recent ...

In a paper just published in Psychological Review, we argue that our imagination sculpts the images we see in our mind’s eye ...