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According to a generally-accepted model of synaptic plasticity, a neuron that communicates with others of the same kind emits an electrical impulse as well as activating its synapses transiently. This electrical pulse, combined with the signal received…

Research shows artificial light exposure at night is associated with depression and other negative symptoms.

The Ku Klux Klan may be seizing on a time when race and immigration are dominant issues.

Adults who have been hospitalized for a burn as a child experience higher than usual rates of depression and suicidal thoughts, according to new research. A 30-year follow up of childhood burns victims has found that 42% of people surveyed had suffered…

Psychologist suggests ways to view the change in seasons in less all or nothing terms.

Neuroscientists have found a way to use light to rewrite a mouse’s memories to reduce the feelings of a bad memory or stress they have had.

How nerve cells within the brain communicate with each other over long distances has puzzled scientists for decades. The way networks of neurons connect and how individual cells react to incoming pulses in principle makes communication over large dista…

Recalling an emotional experience, even years later, can bring back the same intense feelings.

A diet of junk food not only makes rats fat, but also reduces their appetite for novel foods, a preference that normally drives them to seek a balanced diet, reports a study published in the…