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Research by a team of investigators suggests that the free recall memory deficits common even in early stages Parkinson’s disease are related to structural changes in the brain, specifically parietal cortical gray matter volume.

The estimated 9 percent of college students who have symptoms of PTSD are likely to drink more alcohol than peers without the psychological condition. In turn, heavy alcohol consumption exacerbates their PTSD symptoms.

Car color can act as a psychological shortcut that expresses how we want the world to think about us.

Having an unusual personality structure could be the secret to making other people laugh.

Psychologists found that kids who got teased during physical education calss were less physically active 12 months later — whether or not the child is overweight.

New research has uncovered a quality control mechanism in brain cells that may help keep deadly neurological diseases in check for months or years.

Contrary to previous research, researchers have found that neurons in a particular brain region respond differently, not similarly, based on whether the stimuli is visual or auditory. The finding provides insight into how vision captures the location o…

Chandelier cells are neurons that use their unique shape to act like master circuit breakers in the brain. These cells have branching projections that allow one chandelier cell to block the output of hundreds of other neurons. Defects in their function…

Memories of traumatic events often last a lifetime because they are so difficult to treat through behavioral approaches. A preclinical study reveals that drugs known as histone deacetylase inhibitors can enhance the brain’s ability to permanently repla…

Researchers used fMRI technology to monitor the brain activity of volunteers as they interacted with “experts” — some human, others computer algorithms — to predict the behavior of a hypothetical financial asset. Volunteers responded more positively …