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Abnormalities in brain regions involved in forming insight may help explain why some people with anorexia nervosa have trouble recognizing their dangerous, dysfunctional eating habits.

Available research suggests that noninvasive stimulation of a specific brain area can reduce food cravings – particularly for high-calorie, “appetitive” foods, according to a review in the…

Craving consists of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral elements related to a desire to drink alcohol, and can be experienced during intoxication, withdrawal, and/or prior to relapse. Different types of craving are hypothesized to be associated with d…

A new approach has been developed to scanning the brain for changes in synapses that are associated with common brain disorders. The technique may provide insights into the diagnosis and treatment of a broad range of disorders, including epilepsy and A…

A detailed new map lays out the landscape of the cerebral cortex — the outermost layer of the brain and the dominant structure involved in distinctly human functions such as language, tool use and abstract thinking. The map will accelerate progress in…

Scientists have created a new optical fiber-based probe capable of making pinpoint brain temperature measurements in moving lab animals.

Meeting new people can be both stressful and rewarding. New research suggests that a molecule involved in regulating stress in the brain may also help determine how willing we are to leave the safety of our social group and strike up new relationships.

Using direct neural recordings from the visual word form area, researchers were able to see words that patients read as the patients read them.

Researchers have discovered important differences between lower and higher-income children in their ability to use working memory, a key brain function responsible for everything from remembering a phone number to doing math in your head. Using functio…

The contact points of cells in the cerebral cortex form functional groups.