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The amygdala, a small structure in the brain, is associated with charitable giving and positive social behavior, not just fear, new research demonstrates.

People with tinnitus who are less bothered by their symptoms use different brain regions when processing emotional information, new research indicates. Tinnitus, otherwise known as ringing in the ears, affects nearly one-third of adults over age 65.

If you’re pondering whether to buy a Galaxy smartphone or an iPhone this holiday season, a part of the brain called the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex might ultimately determine your choice. Results of a new study suggest that this region of the brain p…

Using antidepressants during pregnancy greatly increases the risk of autism, researchers have discovered. The findings are hugely important as six to ten percent of pregnant women are currently being treated for depression with antidepressants.

Experimental drugs that alter cell metabolism also halted tumor growth and extended survival in mice with cancers linked to changes in the same gene, according to a new study.

Researchers found that a beta-blocking drug called propranolol combined with brief exposure to a tarantula helped combat fearful behavior among individuals with arachnophobia.

A Canadian study that followed 145,000 babies from birth until 10 years of age finds a link between antidepressant use during pregnancy and autism.

A new study shows that by helping others, we help ourselves; assisting friends and strangers can mitigate ill effects of stress, researchers say.

Brain cancer is not anarchy, say researchers but highly organized–self-organized. Researchers report that glioma cells build tumors by self-organizing into streams,10-20 cells wide, that obey a mathematically predicted pattern for autonomous agents fl…

Further underscoring the prenatal origins of Autism Spectrum Disorder, researchers describe for the first time how abnormal gene activity in cell cycle networks that are known to control brain cell production may underlie abnormal early brain growth in…