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New chronic pain therapy retrains the brain to process emotions

Researchers have created an effective therapy for chronic pain that reduces pain intensity by focusing on emotional regulation.

Neighborhood stress may impact kids’ brains — and increase depression risk

Children who grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods — areas with higher levels of crime and deprivation, and lower access to community resources — are at risk of developing depression, and new research may help to explain why.

Children as young as five can navigate a ‘tiny town’

Neuroscientists are developing methods to map the brain systems that allow us to recognize and get around our world.

Spanking and other physical discipline lead to exclusively negative outcomes for children in low- and middle-income countries

Physically punishing children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) has exclusively negative outcomes — including poor health, lower academic performance, and impaired social-emotional development — yielding similar results to studies in wealth…

Teens with mental health conditions use social media differently than their peers, study suggests

One of the first studies in this area to use clinical-level diagnoses reveals a range of differences between young people with and without mental health conditions when it comes to social media — from changes in mood to time spent on sites.

The future of brain activity monitoring may look like a strand of hair

Researchers have created a hairlike device for long-term, non-invasive monitoring of the brain’s electrical activity. The lightweight and flexible electrode attaches directly to the scalp and delivers stable, high-quality electroencephalography (EEG) r…

Decoding the brainstem: A new window into brain–body–mind interactions

Researchers have developed a new imaging method, D-PSCAN, which enables minimally invasive, wide-field, high-resolution imaging of the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS) in living mice. This technique allows detailed investigation of NTS activity and offe…

Our ability to recognize objects depends on prior experience

New findings suggest neurons have much more functional dexterity than scientists previously realized.

The secret to happiness lies within you, or society — or both

What is the secret to happiness? Does happiness come from within, or is it shaped by external influences such as our jobs, health, relationships and material circumstances? A new study shows that happiness can come from either within or from external i…

Zinc-transporting protein contributes to aggressive growth of brain tumor

Researchers detail their discoveries about why the brain tumor glioblastoma is so aggressive. Their findings center on ZIP4, a protein that transports zinc throughout the body and sets off a cascade of events that drive tumor growth.