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Researchers have mimicked the way the human brain processes information with the development of an electronic long-term memory cell.

Dopamine is the chemical messenger in the brain most closely associated with pleasure and reward. Recent scientific advances now shed light on precise roles for dopamine in the reward process.

Dopamine is the chemical messenger in the brain most closely associated with pleasure and reward. Recent scientific advances now shed light on precise roles for dopamine in the reward process.

The difference between life and death in the operating room, on the battlefield or during a police shootout often comes down to the ability to adapt to the unexpected.

The world’s first international study on homophobia in sport, “Out on the Fields,” has found widespread homophobia in UK sport, prompting calls for a zero tolerance approach towards discrimination…

The bacteria that sneak past the brain’s defenses to cause deadly bacterial meningitis are clever adversaries. New research investigates the molecular tricks bacteria use to convince their host that they are harmless and cause disease.

Scientists have discovered that a brain protein has a key role in controlling binge drinking in animal models. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, binge drinking — defined as drinking to the point of intoxication — puts …

A single molecule has been identified that controls the fate of mature sensory neurons, scientists report. By studying sensory neurons in mice, the team found that the malfunction of a single molecule can prompt the neuron to make an “early-career” swi…

The immune system plays an unsuspected and surprising role in the progression of Rett syndrome, a severe neurological disorder affecting children, new research suggests. Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is caused primarily by mutatio…

In a major advance in the field of neuropsychiatry, researchers have illuminated how cocaine and amphetamines disrupt the normal functioning of the dopamine transporter in the brain. This discovery paves the way for developing treatments that could blu…