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Researchers show why only a subset of individuals exposed to trauma develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The research, centered on the body’s stress hormone response, could pave the way for more targeted treatments for PTSD.

A team of researchers has found that slightly higher, but mild anxious or depressive symptoms in fathers were associated with fewer behavioral difficulties in the first years of elementary school and better scores on a standardized IQ test in their chi…

A speech prosthetic developed by a collaborative team of neuroscientists, neurosurgeons and engineers can translate a person’s brain signals into what they’re trying to say. The new technology might one day help people unable to talk due to neurologic…

Researchers have identified a new neural circuit in the brain which produces a strong sense of discomfort when activated. The discovery also allows them to show for the first time that the subthalamic nucleus, a structure in the brain that controls vol…

Researchers discovered the cerebellum coordinates the brain network essential for social recognition memory. 

Researchers have developed a novel system to probe a rat’s thoughts, finding that animals can control their brain activity to imagine remote locations.  

Most people who have pulled an all-nighter are all too familiar with that ‘tired and wired’ feeling. Although the body is physically exhausted, the brain feels slap-happy, loopy and almost giddy. Now, neurobiologists have uncovered what produces this p…

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a widespread mental health condition that for many is disabling. It has long been appreciated that MDD has genetic as well as environmental influences. In a new study researchers identify a gene that interacted with s…

Researchers have for the first time identified the genetic pathway between the heart and brain tied to fainting. They found that vagal sensory neurons trigger fainting, laying a foundation for addressing fainting-related disorders.

An early phase in the process of developing Alzheimer’s disease is a metabolic increase in a part of the brain called the hippocampus, report researchers.