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A study has found differences in the brains of athletes who participate in contact sports compared to those who participate in non-contact sports.

One third of children who have autism spectrum disorder also have epilepsy. It’s related to an autism risk gene. But scientists didn’t know why the mutation, catnap2, caused seizures. Now scientists have discovered the mutation shrinks the neurons’ den…

A new study examines how male and female undergraduates in a biology class perceive their own intelligence, compared with that of their peers.

Do you feel like a fraud in your job or feel undeserving of your success? You could have impostor syndrome. Here are some ways to overcome the phenomenon.

When working memory load exceeds capacity, a new study finds, feedback coupling of the prefrontal cortex with other involved regions shuts down.

Coffee is often hailed for its health benefits, but new research finds that long-term consumption could be more of a hindrance for people with Alzheimer’s.

Physical activity has long been known to reduce depression and anxiety, and is commonly prescribed to prevent or cure negative mental health conditions. A new review suggests the physical activity frequency and volume are essential factors in the relat…

An advance by neuroscientists could lead to a better understanding of astrocytes, a star-shaped brain cell believed to play a key role in neurological disorders like Lou Gehrig’s, Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease.

A mother’s ‘basic instinct’ to grab her wandering offspring and return them to the nest depends on a specific set of brain cell signals, a new study in mice finds.

For the first time, researchers have used MRIs to show that babies with the neurodevelopmental condition fragile X syndrome had less-developed white matter compared to infants that did not develop the condition. Imaging various sections of white matter…