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By studying laboratory mice, scientists have succeeded in plotting the labyrinthine paths of some of the largest nerve cells in the mammalian brain: cholinergic neurons, the first cells to degenerate in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Cholinergic neur…

Using electrodes to monitor brain activity, scientists have devised a test for rats that they claim proves that non-human species experience regret.

Could the shape of our faces today have evolved from a need for our ancient ancestors’ faces to minimize the impact of injury from a punch to the face? A new study says yes.

Chronic pain due to disease or injury is common, and even prescription pain medications cannot provide acceptable pain relief for many individuals.

Young children instinctively use a ‘language-like’ structure to communicate through gestures.

New research from Case Western Reserve University found that compassion can produce counterintuitive results, challenging prevailing views of empathy’s effects on moral judgment.

New psychology research shows that exposing people to alcohol-related words can influence aggressive behaviour in ways similar to actually consuming alcohol.

In a study published in Science, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center show for the first time that sleep after learning encourages the growth of dendritic spines, the tiny protrusions from brain…

Entitled attitudes appear to be linked to sexism – even among women, according to a personality study by psychologists from Case Western Reserve University and San Diego State University.

The way we navigate from A to B is controlled by two brain regions which track the distance to our destination, according to new research funded by the Wellcome Trust and published in Current Biology.