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A multi-site study finds that seniors are more concerned with being infected with COVID-19 than the effects of social isolation.

A research group elucidated the brain circuit mechanism that cause of spatial memory impairment in Alzheimer’s disease. In the future, improving brain remapping function may reverse spatial memory impairment in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

The endogenous regulation of a specific gene is associated with a reduced risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder following a terrifying experience. In particular, traumatic memories of the experience are less severe.

By recording the activity of separate populations of neurons simultaneously, researchers have gained an unprecedented insight into how the ‘waxing and waning’ of our mental state influences the decisions we make.

Patients with early onset psychosis may benefit from treatment for depression, including with anti-depressants alongside other medication, new research shows.

Imagine if every time you looked at a face, one side of the face always appeared distorted as if it were melting, resembling a painting by Salvador Dalí. This is the case for people with hemi-prosopometamophosia (hemi-PMO). A new study finds that peop…

Most of modern medicine has physical tests or objective techniques to define much of what ails us. Yet, there is currently no blood or genetic test, or impartial procedure that can definitively diagnose a mental illness, and certainly none to distingui…

The first promising results have been achieved in the application of synchronized electrical and magnetic stimulation therapy when rehabilitating a paraplegic patient and restoring his ability to walk.

Adopting a third-person, observer point of view when recalling your past activates different parts of your brain than recalling a memory seen through your own eyes, according to a new article.

From Sinatra to Katy Perry, celebrities have long sung about the power of a smile — how it picks you up, changes your outlook, and generally makes you feel better. But is it all smoke and mirrors, or is there a scientific backing to the claim? Groundb…