Three studies at the University of Zurich demonstrate that hypnosis alters activity in the large-scale functional networks of ...

A novel placebo-controlled study has found daily caffeine consumption can significantly reduce the volume of gray matter in ...

According to Bottemanne and Joly, brain imaging studies have shown that fathers can experience alterations in gray matter across many different brain regions. Gray matter is the cortical tissue that ...

This also leads us to wonder if it is the “high” of the romance we are after. Often, it is the “high” triggered by the ...

Why do our mental images stay sharp even when we are moving fast? A team of neuroscientists led by Professor Maximilian Jösch at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has identified a ...

Why do our mental images stay sharp even when we are moving fast? A team of neuroscientists has identified a mechanism that corrects visual distortions caused by movement in animals. The study, ...

Scientists discover a brain pathway that helps suppress fear, offering new hope for anxiety and PTSD treatment.

Fear is very useful for survival – but so is being able to control it. It’s wise to be scared of the unfamiliar, especially ...

Ageing is associated with progressive mental decline . This is due to loss of brain volume and inadequate generation of new neurons (nerve cells) .

With microplastics now permeating our food and our bodies, researchers are keen to assess the potential damage these tiny ...

Using a single-cell sequencing technique, Brazilian researchers have created the first cell atlas of focal cortical dysplasia ...

In a study published in Cell, a research team led by Zhu Shujia from the Center for Excellence in Brain Science and ...