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Neuroscientists have now identified a brain circuit that processes the ‘when’ and ‘where’ components of memory. Previous models of memory had suggested that the hippocampus, a brain structure critical for memory formation, separates timing and context …

Tinnitus and chronic pain have more in common than their ability to afflict millions with the very real experience of ‘phantom’ sensations. Homing in on their structural and functional bases in the brain, researchers have identified a central gatekeepi…

Evidence from experiments reported in a new study show that a specific region of the brain appears essential for resolving the uncertainty that can build up as we progress through an everyday sequence of tasks. It’s a key node in a network responsible …

Adolescence, like infancy, has been said to include distinct sensitive periods during which brain plasticity is heightened; but in a review of the neuroscience literature saw little evidence for this claim. However, a small number of studies do support…

Social networking makes it easy to monitor the status and activities of a former romantic partner, an often unhealthy use of social media known as interpersonal electronic surveillance (IES) or…

Women react differently to negative images compared to men, which may be explained by subtle differences in brain function. This neurobiological explanation for women’s apparent greater sensitivity has been demonstrated by researchers in a new study.

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A national school-based mental health program that is now reaching almost one quarter of all elementary school students in Chile appears to have produced significant improvements in both behavioral…

Women react differently to negative images compared to men, which may be explained by subtle differences in brain function.