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If you count yourself among those who lose themselves in the lives of fictional characters, scientists now have a better idea of how that happens. Researchers found that the more immersed people tend to get into ‘becoming’ a fictional character, the mo…

Researchers uncovered for the first time what happens in animals’ brains when they learn from subconscious, visual stimuli. In time, this knowledge can lead to new treatments for a number of conditions.

It’s important to take steps to prevent cognitive decline before changes to the aging brain take hold. Primary care is an ideal setting to address specific risk factors early and throughout life that can prevent cognitive decline.

Sound sleep plays a critical role in healing traumatic brain injury, a new study of military veterans suggests.

A visual correlation has been found between the severity of COVID-19 in the lungs using CT scans and the severity of effects on patient’s brains, using MRI scans.

Scientists have determined the structure of protein ‘fibrils’ linked to Lou Gehrig’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders — findings that provide clues to how toxic proteins clump and spread between nerve cells in the brain.

These findings clearly demonstrate how the cooperative areas of the brain responsible for reading skill are also at work during apparently unrelated activities, such as multiplication, suggest that reading, writing and arithmetic, the foundational skil…

A new systematic review of 65 studies from around the world involves a total of 97,333 health care workers and finds that one in five have experienced depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Scientists have identified key genes involved in brain waves that are pivotal for encoding memories. The findings could eventually be used to develop novel therapies for people with memory loss disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of d…

New research suggests that microbes in the gut may contribute to certain symptoms associated with complex neurological disorders.