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A new study finds that overnight the brain automatically preserves memories for important events and filters out the rest, revealing new insights into the processes that guide decision making and behavior.

What we see is not only determined by what is really there, but also depends on whether we are paying attention, whether we are moving, excited or interested. In a new study, scientists uncover that the processing of visual information in the brain is …

Personality traits and mental health affect how people value personal control in decision making, according to a new study.

Study using game theory model finds that MDMA increases cooperative behavior toward trustworthy people and affects brain regions tied to social cognition.

A new study zooms in on four genetic variants that influence the likelihood of death by suicide. It also finds 207 genes that need further investigation.

New research has found that MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, causes people to cooperate better — but only with trustworthy people. In the first study to look in detail at how MDMA impacts cooperative behavior the researchers also identified chang…

Taking typical daily annoyances such as a long wait at the doctor’s office or a traffic jam on the freeway in stride may help preserve brain health in older adults.

Although many of us look forward to the holiday season, we know it can be a stressful time. Here, we offer some simple ways to reduce the stress.

Recently published research examines the effect of active social media engagement on the self-perceived body image of young adult women.

Biologists reveal the hidden molecular basis of brain disorders and provide the first cell atlas of the hippocampus — the part of the brain that helps regulate learning and memory — as it is affected by traumatic brain injury. The researchers propose…