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A surprising finding that challenges current anatomy and histology textbook knowledge has been released by researchers: Lymphatic vessels are found in the central nervous system where they were not known to exist. Researchers discovered the meningeal l…

The activity of the emotion centres in the brain – the amygdalae – is influenced by motivation rather than by the emotions themselves. This can be concluded from research carried out into the hormone testosterone. Testosterone increases amygdala ac…

New, ultra-high-field magnetic resonance images (MRI) of the brain provide the most detailed images to date to show that while the brain shrinks with age, brain cell density remains constant.

A pessimistic view of the future may not be the result of depression but the cause of it.

Adults who suffer from severe dental anxiety (DA) are often dissatisfied with their appearance. The dissatisfaction may be associated with poorer oral health, depression and anxiety. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) help patients with severe DA, acco…

Nursing home residents with dementia are less likely to be apathetic if they live in an appropriately stimulating environment, according to nursing researchers.

The well-known “fight or flight” response is part of the inborn series of defense/fear responses activated in reaction to threats.

Drug may help women experiencing difficulty with memory, time management and moreAccording to a new study, women experiencing difficulty with time management, attention, organization, memory, and…

The mechanism of forgetting is an important key to how we form memories, suggests a new study, which focuses on how sleep blocks that mechanism to facilitate memory retention.

More than half of all children and adolescents in the U.S. are not getting enough hydration–probably because they’re not drinking enough water–a situation that could have significant repercussions…