Time is of the essence for a Brazilian neuroscientist who wants to study whale and dolphin brains before the brains decompose ...

Cambridge researchers are developing implants to help repair brain pathways damaged by Parkinson’s disease. As part of a £69 ...

Neuroscientists have new insights into why previous experiences influence future behaviors. Experiments in mice reveal that personal history ...

Imagine seeing a furry, four-legged animal that meows. Mentally, you know what it is, but the word "cat" is stuck on the tip of your tongue.

Genes play a role in whether someone gets Alzheimer's, but new research from Northeastern University psychology and ...

Scientists are developing a brain-computer interface to help patients with Broca’s aphasia regain speech. Broca’s aphasia ...

Love happens in the brain, where hormonal releases and brain chemicals like dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin are released.

In a first of its kind study, Tufts University School of Medicine researchers demonstrate that interfering with the neural circuits responsible for emotional decisions can increase or decrease ...

A study has found that brain chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin work together in controlling hunger and food intake, a finding which can possibly help in developing improved anti-obesity drugs.

Love might feel like butterflies in your stomach, but the real magic happens in your brain. That dizzy, heart-racing, ...

Serotonin is primarily synthesized by neurons in the dorsal Raphe nucleus (DRN) in the midbrain. Serotonin neurons in the DRN project to numerous brain regions, including the arcuate of the ...

Brain implants, made from small clusters of brain cells, could help restore neural pathways damaged by Parkinson’s disease.