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Disruptions of daily rhythms of the body’s master internal clock cause depression- and anxiety-like behaviors in mice, reports a new study. The findings provide insight into the role of the brain’s internal time keeping system in the development of moo…

The science behind what makes a human voice sound pleasant, or “vocal attractiveness,” is something that people are exposed to everyday while interacting with a digital assistant like Apple’s Siri.

Some people claim to experience pain just watching something painful to happen. This is true especially of people suffering from complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a disabling chronic pain disorder in a limb. In CPRS patients, both own movements an…

A liver hormone called ‘FGF21’ may regulate alcohol drinking by acting directly on a receptor in the brain, according to a new study. For the first time this study highlights a liver-brain axis which plays an important role in regulating the consum…

Participation in a prevention program known as the Strong African American Families Program, which enhances supportive parenting and strengthens family relationships, removes the effects of poverty on brain development, research demonstrates for the fi…

Comparing yourself with others on Facebook is more likely to lead to feelings of depression than making social comparisons offline, investigators report.

Brain imaging exams performed on high school football players after just one season revealed changes in both the gray and white matter that correlated with exposure to head impacts, according to a new study.

Scientists have identified a small RNA (microRNA) that may be essential to restoring normal function in a brain circuit associated with the “voices” and other hallucinations of schizophrenia. The microRNA provides a possible focus for antipsychotic dru…

Any parent can tell you about the consequences of their child not getting enough sleep. But there is far less known about the details of how sleep deprivation affects children’s brains and what this means for early brain development.