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Scientists have published results of the first study of its kind to link abnormalities in circadian rhythms to changes in specific neurotransmitters in people with bipolar disorder. The study was conducted using postmortem brains in which 15 brains wer…

Researchers are focused on preventing or shortening the duration of migraine attacks by looking at established drug treatment options and those that could shape future therapies.

Monkeys who could not use their mediodorsal thalamus were less able to respond to changes that required them to adapt their behavior to continue making the right choices to maximize rewards. They also struggled with their decisions when they were prese…

When mice experience chronic stress, neurons within part of their brain’s fear and anxiety center, the amygdala, retract, new research indicates. It also suggests how such changes could be prevented.

A region of the brain that responds to bad experiences has the opposite reaction to expectations of aversive events in people with depression compared to healthy adults, finds a new study.

Researchers using contrast-enhanced MRI have identified leakages in the blood-brain barrier of people with early Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study. The results suggest that increased BBB permeability may represent a key mechanism in the ear…

Online poker offers new insights into the mind-set of scheming Machiavellians, researchers have found.

Research has revealed that a molecule involved in fish reproduction activates the brain via the nose. The pheromone is released by female zebrafish and sensed by smell receptors in the noses of the males. The neural pathway and brain areas involved in …

Just as members of an orchestra need a conductor to stay on tempo, neurons in the brain need well-timed waves of activity to organize memories across time. In the hippocampus–the brain’s memory center–temporal ordering of the neural code is important…

Early diagnosis and starting treatment as early as possible are decisive factors in achieving improved quality of life for Parkinson’s sufferers.