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Researchers have found that high-intensity neurotoxic cancer treatment in childhood may lead to psychosexual impairment later in life.

Children may be more likely to have a satisfying, less conflicting relationship with their pets than with their siblings, a new study finds.

An article gives a rare look at brain surgery with the patient alert and awake. It’s not routine to keep patients awake, but in this case, a small section of the tumor was in the area of the brain for speech function.

New research has shown how normally helpful brain cells can turn rogue and kill off other brain cells following injury or disease.

Does the brain create additional synapses from the cortical neurons to the new granule cells, or do some cortical neurons transfer connections from mature granule cells to the new granule cells? Researchers have found that the connections are transferr…

The How I Feel About My School questionnaire is available to download for free. It uses emoticon-style faces with options of happy, ok or sad. It asks children to rate how they feel in seven situations including on the way to school, in the classroom a…

A study explored how empathy and other psychological factors affect people’s assessments of the facial images of dogs and humans.

It may be difficult for addicted individuals to learn when they can expect a reward.

While many of us may find the sounds of chewing or breathing off-putting, for some they’re unbearable — and new research has shown their brains are going into overdrive.

Household food insecurity (FI) (without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food, even for a temporary period), is associated with children’s behavioral, academic and…