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Protecting axons may prevent development of neurological problems associated with TBI, study in mice suggests.

Many people have speculated on the evolutionary functions of the human orgasm, but the underlying mechanisms have remained mysterious. In a new article, researcher seeks to shed light on how orgasm works in the brain.

For as long as scientists have been listening in on the activity of the brain, they have been trying to understand the source of its noisy, apparently random, activity. In the past 20 years, “balanced network theory” has emerged to explain this apparen…

A new study gives promise for targeting a gene linked to microcephaly in infants as a treatment for medulloblastoma.

Our brain has a tough task every time we experience something new – it must be flexible to take in new information instantly, but also stable enough to store it for a long time. And new memories may not be allowed to alter or overwrite old ones. Now …

Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a new study reports a link between reduced functional activation and reduced cortical thickness in the brains of patients with bipolar disorder. The abnormalities were found in patients not currently experiencing…

Users of the social networking website have a higher rate of longevity, according to new research. However, there are some caveats.

The brain regulates social behavior differently in males and females, according to a new study. A team of researchers has discovered that serotonin (5-HT) and arginine-vasopressin (AVP) act in opposite ways in males and females to influence aggression …

The brain’s interpretation of sound is influenced by cues from other senses, explaining more precisely how we interpret what we hear at a particular moment, according to a report.

If you think the mind grinds to a halt when you’re doing nothing, think again. Spontaneous thought processes — including mind-wandering, but also creative thinking and dreaming — arise when thoughts are relatively free from deliberate and automatic c…