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Researchers have made a decisive step towards being able to simulate brain-scale networks on future supercomputers of the exascale class. The breakthrough algorithm allows larger parts of the human brain to be represented, using the same amount of comp…

A new study examines what happens in the brains of romantic partners as one of them is going through physical pain and the other is trying to comfort them.

A group of genes and genetic switches involved in age-related brain deterioration have been identified. The research found that changes to one of these genes, called Dbx2, could prematurely age brain stem cells, causing them to grow more slowly.

Research suggests that generalized anxiety disorder might protect some people after a heart attack, as the psychiatric condition may improve survival.

Déjà vu — that uncanny ‘I’ve seen this before’ experience — is sometimes accompanied by a feeling that you can tell what’s coming next. But can you?

Feeling thirsty is a primal and unmistakable urge. A new study unpicks the neural mechanisms that make up this feeling, and the story is a complex one.

In a scientific first, researchers have observed in mice how the brain learns to repeat patterns of neural activity that elicit the all-important feel-good sensation. This research offers key insights into how brain activity is shaped and refined as an…

Tapping into the electrical chatter between different regions of the brain may provide a new way to prevent and treat depression. Scientists showed that mice that were more susceptible to developing depression-like symptoms displayed different networks…