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Researchers have developed a new ‘smell virtual landscape’ that enables the study of how smells engage the brain’s navigation system. The work demonstrates, for the first time, that the mammalian brain can form a map of its surroundings based solely on…

Female mice infected with two different strains of the flu exhibit changes to the structure and function of the hippocampus that persist for one month after infection, according to new research.

A first of its kind study in female rats finds that a single, low dose of ketamine promotes resilience to future adverse events as it does in male rats. New research addresses a critical gap in understanding and developing treatments for stress-related…

The risk of serotonin syndrome in patients prescribed both triptans for migraine and antidepressants appears to be low, which may suggest an advisory from the US Food and Administration on that risk should be reconsidered.

In this article, we explore the idea that people can be left-brained or right-brained, and look at the different functions of the two hemispheres.

Fresh insights into changes in the brain linked to depression could pave the way for new therapies. The study also sheds light on why a certain category of antidepressant drugs stop working in some people.

In a new study, nasally administered oxytocin spray strengthened brain responses to pictures of infant and adult faces in mothers of 1-year-old infants.

Researcher have demonstrated that premature birth has a significant and, at the same time, a very selective effect on the functional networks of a child’s brain. The effects can primarily be seen in the frontal lobe, which is significant for cognitive …

Anxiety can help people to remember things, a new study has found.

A look at nervous breakdown, a condition now known as mental breakdown and identified by emotional and physical stress. Included is detail on prevention.