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A new discovery about Huntington’s disease has been made by researchers, showing that the gene that causes the fatal disorder makes an unexpected ‘cocktail’ of mutant proteins that accumulate in the brain.

A new study attempted to crack the connection between brain activity and creativity. The results shed a new, perhaps unexpected light, on our ability to think outside the box

Deductive problem solving was previously thought to be beyond the reach of infants.

Some of the most urgent issues that American society faces today — including obesity, consumer debt, risk of terrorism, and climate change — are fundamentally influenced by decision making and…

For the first time, the Childhood Bereavement Network has today published estimates of the number of children in each local authority who are bereaved each year of a parent.

We are constantly blasted with the idea that more money and sex will bring more happiness, but a new study shows they do not have limitless benefits when it comes to well-being.

Ethnicity does not predict the type of end-of-life care people want, according to a study by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine.

A complex regulatory mechanism has been disovered, which explains how a single gene can drive the formation of brain cells. The research is an important step towards a better understanding of how the brain develops. It also harbors potential for regene…

A new study reveals how the brain understands motion and still objects to help us navigate our complex visual world. The findings have a number of potential practical applications, ranging from treatment for motion blindness to improved motion recognit…

While some things may be ‘as simple as black and white’, this has not been the case for the circuits in the brain that make it possible to distinguish black from white. The patterns of light and dark that fall on the retina provide a wealth of informat…