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A new imaging study showed that listening to favorite music affects the function of the brain’s opioid system.

Researchers have identified the key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem solving.

The smallest control system of vision in mammals has been mapped — a discovery that opens entirely new insights into how our vision works and how it can be affected by disease.

The human brain can learn through experience to filter out disturbing and distracting stimuli — such as a glaring roadside billboard or a flashing banner on the internet. Scientists have used electroencephalography (EEG) to show that early visual proc…

Researchers have developed a new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD that harnesses the psychedelic’s therapeutic power with reduced hallucinogenic potential.

Are there areas of the brain, which regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Researchers have studied a very special group of patients and established that the ‘basolateral amygdala’ (part of the limbic system) plays an important role in this.

A new study suggests that perceived stress and depression factor into the relationship between insomnia and hazardous drinking — perhaps not a surprise. But because the relationship between insomnia and heavy drinking goes in both directions, the infl…

A new study by neuroscientists shows that our brain deals with different forms of visual uncertainty during movements in distinct ways. Depending on the type of uncertainty, planning and execution of movements in the brain are affected differently. The…

Police officers are more than twice as likely to have traumatic brain injuries compared to the general population.

Marathon runners experience reversible changes in their brain myelin. These findings indicate that myelin (a substance that surrounds the neurons) exhibits behavior that was previously unknown, and that it contributes towards the brain’s energy metabol…