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People addicted to cocaine make riskier decisions than healthy people after losing a potential reward, according to a study. In the study, researchers show that this heightened sensitivity to loss displayed by the cocaine users correlated with an exagg…

Cell powerhouses are typically long and lean, but with brain injury such as stroke or trauma, they can quickly become bloated and dysfunctional, say scientists who documented the phenomena in real time for the first time in a living brain.

Even before they are born, premature babies may display alterations in the circuitry of their developing brains, according to a first-of-its kind research study.

Scientists have identified the physical connection through which the prefrontal cortex inhibits instinctive behavior, report scientists.

Scientists have found more clues about the evolving brains of baby mammals as eyesight comes online. Using an imaging system to get neuron-level resolution, they showed how one specific brain circuit — the ‘ventral stream’ — in mice came online immed…

A research team established that years of bilingualism change how the brain carries out tasks that require concentrating on one piece of information without becoming distracted by other information. This makes the brain more efficient and economical wi…

A new study shows that while many of us cannot do our job without email, it can stress us out – and that personality differences affect how we use email and what we find stressful.

Work colleagues are less likely to intervene in workplace bullying if it takes place online.

Some 80 per cent of managers think leaders and managers should be taught how to be compassionate, to genuinely care for and to be considerate towards their staff.

Individuals who observe someone else experiencing trauma can develop PTSD. New research examines changes in the brain that may underpin this phenomenon.