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A damaging chemical imbalance in the brain may contribute to schizophrenia, according to research.

Levels of a protein in the blood associated with heart disease are also linked to early-stage brain damage, according to a new study.

Study reveals changes in the regions of the brain connected to pain and posture processing. Whiplash symptoms that last years after a car accident but cannot be seen in tests could be down to previously unseen functional changes in the pain and posture…

Genetics play a strong part in the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but the path from a gene to risk for the disorder has remained a black box to researchers.. A new study suggests how the risk gene ADGRL3 (LPHN3) might w…

…And in those with higher spends on mental health services and public education.

Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health found that employment status is a factor in nonmedical use of prescription opioids and prescription stimulants.

A new study challenges the hypothesis that nerve cells in the brains of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders do not reliably and consistently respond to external stimuli.

Over the past decade, researchers have learned that the hippocampus — historically known for its role in forming memories — is involved in much more than just remembering the past; it plays an important role in imagining events in the future. Yet, sc…

We tend to think of our memories as unique, but a new study shows that memories are often shared rather than idiosyncratic.

A new method has been used by researchers to produce REM sleep loss in mice along with a chemical-genetic technique to block prefrontal cortex neurons and the behaviors they mediate. As a result, the researchers discovered that inhibiting these neurons…