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Over time, half of the people taking certain drugs for Parkinson’s disease may develop impulse control disorders such as compulsive gambling, shopping or eating, according to a new study.

A study found evidence that probiotics can reduce anxiety in rodents, but not in humans.

The majority of existing simulation studies show that the parts of the brain with high connectivity, the so-called ‘hubs’, are most important when it comes to several different cognitive tasks. But the results of a rare in-vivo study demonstrates that …

Dogs are capable of understanding the emotions behind an expression on a human face. This study is the latest to reveal just how connected dogs are with people. The research also provides evidence that dogs use different parts of their brains to proces…

Scientists have been able to show in their recently published study of two rhesus monkeys that planned and spontaneous gripping movements have the same brain activity during the movement but that the preceded brain activity differs.

Scientists conducting one of the largest full DNA analyses of a rare disease have identified a gene mutation associated with a perplexing brain condition that blinds and paralyzes patients.

Glial cells don’t just support neurons, the brain’s information processors. In pruning synapses, they also play a role in learning and memory, says study.

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown error in the transport of glutamine between astrocytes and neurons in the brain of mice with Huntington’s disease. At the same time, it is a relevant area on which to focus the effort of developing a fut…

New research demonstrates that an interactive therapy involving parents and their depressed preschoolers can reduce rates of depression and lower the severity of children’s symptoms.