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Researchers used brain imaging to gauge how the hand, foot and lips are represented in the brains of 2-month-olds — a much younger age than has been studied previously. It is believed to be the first to reveal the greater neurological activity associa…

The origins of the violent behavior are multifactorial and respond to the interaction of several factors –biological, cultural, social, etc. — which can modify the expression of the human behavior. Now, an international study has identified forty gen…

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems in the United States, affecting millions of people every year. Conventional treatment options include therapy and medication, but there are also many natural remedies available. In this article, …

Researchers are studying the brain’s striatum, which not only is responsible for controlling how we move, but also contributes to the brain’s decision-making and the initiation of action. Nearly 95 percent of the cells that make up the striatum are kno…

Oxytocin, ‘the love hormone,’ plays a key role in human bonding. A new study now investigates this hormone’s impact on cooperative behavior more closely.

Skilled improvisers were better than musicians with limited improvisational experience at distinguishing between chords that can be used interchangeably in a piece of music and those that cannot, a new study finds. The results suggest that musical impr…

The workings of memory and learning have yet to be clarified, especially at the neural circuitry level. But researchers have now discovered a specific brain neuron with a central role in learning. The study may have a bearing on the potential for count…

New research reveals how the zebrafish brain perceives and reacts to predators.

Understanding how billions of brain cells succeed in making precise connections is a major challenge for neuroscientists. Researchers have unraveled a molecular code that determines the shape, location and function of connections between individual neu…

Scientists have used a unique approach to track brain degeneration in Alzheimer’s disease, uncovering a pathway through which degeneration spreads from one region to another.