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Research shows that reward-based learning requires the two neuromodulators to balance one another’s influence — like the accelerator and brakes on a car

A groundbreaking method to profile gene activity in the living human brain has been developed. This innovative approach opens new avenues for understanding and treating neurological conditions like epilepsy.

Researchers developed an innovative approach — demonstrated in mouse models and isolated human brain tissue — to safely and effectively deliver therapeutics into the brain, providing new possibilities for treating a wide range of neurological and psy…

A loss of brain volume associated with new immunotherapies for Alzheimer’s disease may be caused by the removal of amyloid plaques, rather than the loss of neurons or brain tissue, finds a new study.

Scientists sought to better understand how humans evolved to become so skilled at thinking about what’s happening in other peoples’ minds. The findings could have implications for one day treating psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression.

While it’s well known that sleep enhances cognitive performance, the underlying neural mechanisms, particularly those related to nonrapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, remain largely unexplored. A new study has nonetheless uncovered a key mechanism by whi…

Researchers have measured the brain activity of people who had never been to a specific city and then use this brain activity to predict other people’s actual visits to places around that city. This offers potential applications for urban planning and …

Researchers have developed a groundbreaking microscopy method that enables detailed three-dimensional (3D) RNA analysis at cellular resolution in whole intact mouse brains. The new method, called TRISCO, has the potential to transform our understanding…

A new study analyzed data from participants who have been followed for over 50 years, starting before their births. Researchers found that maternal immune activity during a critical period of sex-dependent brain development in pregnancy affected the of…

Researchers have uncovered how different types of brain cells work together to form large-scale functional networks in the human brain — interconnected systems that support everything from sensory processing to complex decision-making — paving the wa…