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A first-of-its-kind experiment shows that ignoring addiction-related cues is something that we can control by exercising executive brain functions.

A commonly used imaging linear contrast agent, gadodiamide, does accumulate in the brain early in MS but there is no discernible clinical impact.

New WSU research shows people can be taught coping mechanisms to avoid negative responses to boring situations.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has many symptoms, one of which is hyperfocus. Hyperfocus causes a person to fixate on things that interest them. Learn more about hyperfocus in ADHD, as well as how to manage it, here.

The shape and connectivity of brain networks — discrete areas of the brain that work together to perform complex cognitive tasks — can change in fundamental and recurring ways over time, according to a new study.

The brain appears to implement a GPS system for spatial navigation; however, it is not yet fully understood how it works. Researchers now suggest that rhythmic fluctuations in brain activity, so-called theta oscillations, may play a role in this process.

We are hard-wired to process — or not process — facial differences based on race. And that process occurs in the earliest filters of our thought process, according to newly published research.

New research finds a link between the size and structure of a brain region called the choroid plexus and the development of psychosis.

Contrary to what previous studies have found, new research suggests that Facebook may, in fact, benefit the mental health of adults.

An 18-year study using the DNA of thousands of people in India has identified a new clue in the quest for causes of schizophrenia, and for potential treatments. This study identified a gene called NAPRT1 that encodes an enzyme involved in vitamin B3 me…