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Researchers have revealed that the orbitofrontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for calculating economic value, is also responsible for judging the value of relationships with friends based on the received commitment signals.

Researchers have found that an amino acid produced by the brain could play a crucial role in preventing a type of epileptic seizure.

A new study examining effects of low-level developmental lead exposure in mice could explain why some people dependent on alcohol return to using.

One in four adults reported a change in alcohol use almost immediately after stay-at-home orders were issued: 14 percent reported drinking more alcohol and reported higher levels of stress and anxiety than those who did not drink and those whose use st…

Researchers have demonstrated the ‘spinal motor module hypothesis’ in the primate arm, opening a new pathway for recovery after disease or injury.

In first-of-their-kind observations in the human brain, an international team of researchers has revealed two well-known neurochemicals — dopamine and serotonin — are at work at sub-second speeds to shape how people perceive the world and take action…

As COVID-19 cases surged this spring, the pandemic led some people more than others to ponder their own mortality. A new study in China and the United States suggests that these people were the ones who showed the highest levels of stress and the least…

Should I or shouldn’t I? The activity of individual nerve cells in the brain tells us how confident we are in our decisions. The result is unexpected – the researchers were actually on the trail of a completely different evaluation mechanism.

A new study shows that a protein — called DUSP4 — was increased in healthy brain tissue directly adjacent to epileptic tissue. The research suggests that boosting levels of DUSP4 could be a novel way of preventing or treating epilepsy.

Researchers used a second-generation pro-drug called MP-Pt(IV) to target the deadly cells of glioblastoma tumors and found mice harboring human glioblastoma tumors in their brains had greatly enhanced survival and weight gain when given the newly devel…