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New research shows that a decline in a person’s sense of smell over time predicts their loss of cognitive function and can foretell structural changes in regions of the brain that are important in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The findings could le…

Researchers report that common genetic variations in one serotonin receptor could be a reason why people with psychiatric conditions, such as depression, respond differently to psychedelic treatments.

Neuroscientists have investigated the reciprocal interactions between two brain regions that represent visual working memory in mice. The team found that communication between these two loci of working memory, parietal cortex and premotor cortex, was c…

Results from the largest prospective study of its kind indicate that in the initial days and weeks after experiencing trauma, individuals facing potentially threatening situations who had less activity in their hippocampus developed more severe posttra…

Researchers have produced definitive evidence that a specific region in the brain, called the subthalamic nucleus, is critical to governing the mind’s communication with the body’s motor control system. The findings, stemming from innovative experiment…

Scientists conducted a study to image the neural activity analogues to cognitive flexibility and discover differences in the brain activity of children with ADHD and those without.

New research shows that the majority of gene changes in the brain caused by lead can be reversed by raising animals in stimulating environments.

Researchers have identified the brain regions responsible for the increased aggression that occurs when male mice spend time with other male mice before an aggressive encounter — a concept known as social instigation. When social instigation occurs, c…

Non-invasive brain stimulation can restore optimal motor skill acquisition in people with diminished learning capabilities, e.g. due to age, according to a new study.

A new study shows that the experience of racial discrimination affects the microstructure of the brain, as well as increasing the risk for health disorders.