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Scientists develop noninvasive approach to electrical deep brain stimulation

Scientists have developed a way to stimulate deep inside the brain with electrodes on the scalp, removing the need for invasive surgery to implant them.

Large gender gap in first-onset depression disproportionately affects adolescent girls

Depression in adolescence is even more common than previous estimates indicated and girls experience more depression than boys, according to research from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC…

In multiple sclerosis, problems reading social cues may be tied to brain changes

For people with multiple sclerosis (MS), an impaired ability to understand how others feel and think may be linked to subtle brain changes, according to a study.

Scientists identify 100 memory genes, open new avenues of brain study

Scientists have identified more than 100 genes linked to memory, opening new avenues of research to better understand memory processing in the human brain.

How our brains integrate online reviews into our own product preferences

Researchers have identified how the human brain integrates social information when a person decides how much they like something, by studying how user reviews on Amazon influence how people rate the products.

Building better brains: A bioengineered upgrade for organoids

Scientists, for the first time, have combined organoids with bioengineering. Using small microfilaments, they show improved tissue architecture that mimics human brain development more accurately and allows more targeted studies of brain development an…

Researchers closer to cracking neural code of love

Neuroscientists have discovered a key connection between areas of the adult female prairie vole’s brain reward system that promotes the emergence of pair bonds. Results from this study could help efforts to improve social abilities in human disorders w…

Metabolic enzyme fuels molecular machinery of memory

Researchers have discovered, in the mouse brain, that a key metabolic enzyme works directly within the nucleus of neurons to turn genes on or off when new memories are being established.

Brain’s immune cells linked to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, schizophrenia

Scientists conducted a vast microglia survey, revealing links to neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric illnesses.

Strokes may cause increased preference for alcohol, research suggests

Brain changes after stroke may lead to increase in alcohol-seeking behavior, at least in animal models, according to research.