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Brain regions that are involved in the articulation of language are also active in the perception of language. This finding makes a significant contribution to clarifying a research question that has been hotly debated for decades.

Caltech scientists have developed an algorithm that can predict someone’s IQ based on their brain activity patterns, as revealed by brain scans.

A new therapeutic may help reverse chemical imbalances made to the brain by habitual drug use and could one day help recovering drug addicts avoid future drug use.

Adolescent drinking is associated with changes in the metabolite profile, a new study shows. The researchers observed metabolite profile changes even in young people who consumed alcohol at a level that is socially acceptable.

Are you bored of eating, drinking, and doing the same old things? There might be an easy way to enhance your enjoyment, a new study argues.

Among primates, humans are uniquely able to consciously control the pitch of their voices, making it possible to hit high notes in singing or stress a word in a sentence to convey meaning. Researchers narrow in on a region of the brain’s frontal lobe t…

Couples in non-monogamous relationships have the same level of relationship satisfaction, psychological well-being and sexual satisfaction as those in monogamous relationships, a new study has found.

A new study suggests that when a high-fat, high-sugar diet that leads to obesity is paired with normal aging, it may contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease. In addition, researchers discovered that certain areas of the brain respond diffe…

For the majority of affected youth, anxiety disorders are chronic, even after a successful course of evidence-based treatments, a new study finds.