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Effective treatment of clinical depression remains a major mental health issue, with roughly 30 percent of patients who do not respond to any of the available treatments. Researchers have discovered a crucial receptor called mGlu2 that is critical to t…

New research finds that people who have had musical training are better at controlling their attention and blocking out distractions.

Non-surgical brain stimulation should be considered as alternative or add-on treatments for adults with severe forms of depression, suggests a new study.

Until recently, scientists believed that a brain region called the hypothalamus makes us thirsty when it detects a drop in the hydration of our blood. But neuroscientistts now realize that this couldn’t be the whole story.

Scientists studying the progression of inherited and infectious eye diseases that can cause blindness have found that microglia, a type of nervous system cell suspected to cause retinal damage, surprisingly had no damaging role during prion disease in …

Though there is a wealth knowledge supporting the idea that sensory cues benefit motor learning, the precise brain circuitry and mechanisms tying these two together has been debated in recent years. Shedding new light on this topic, new research has re…

We all have a remedy — a glass of wine or a piece of chocolate — for lifting our spirits when we’re in a bad mood. Rather than focusing on ways to make ourselves feel better, a team of researchers suggests wishing others well.

A new study reveals a surprising brain mechanism tied to the experience of drug-induced hallucinations. These findings may even have wider implications.

Scientists have created the first global network model of the hypothalamus – a portion of the brain that controls basic survival functions in humans and many other animals.