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People who engage in more substantive conversations tend to be happier, a new study confirms. Yet researchers found, contrary to previous findings, that idle small talk is not necessarily negatively related to well-being.

Neuroscientists have identified the neural circuit that may underlay intelligence in birds, according to a new study. The discovery is an example of convergent evolution between the brains of birds and primates, with the potential to provide insight in…

While some people are young at heart, others feel older than their age — and a recent study finds that this ‘subjective age’ may reflect brain aging. Researchers found that elderly people who feel younger than their age had a younger estimated brain a…

Researchers have gained new information on brain activity during general anesthesia by recording changes in the electrical activity of the brain. They discovered that changes in electroencephalogram correlated with the loss of consciousness itself and …

In a study with serious implications for therapy, law, and ethics, researchers investigate whether targeted brain stimulation can curb violent impulses.

The posterior parietal cortex plays a crucial role in allowing the mammalian brain to turn visual information (such as a green traffic light), into motion (such as stepping on the gas), researchers found in a new study.

Researchers found that serum levels of two biomarkers of traumatic brain injury, tau and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1, are elevated following high-acceleration head impacts, even when there is no clinical diagnosis of concussion.

A low-dose aspirin regimen may represent a new avenue for reducing Alzheimer’s disease pathology, according to new research in a mouse model. The study identifies a new role for one of the most widely used medications in the world.

Researchers have developed a means of tracking the activity of the far-reaching ends of retinal neurons (called boutons) as they deliver visual information to the thalamus, a brain region involved in image processing.

Research shows that using minimally invasive electrical currents on the brain’s prefrontal cortex can reduce the intention to carry out physical and sexual assault. It’s a new and promising approach to interventions around violence.