A new study reports the serotonin system is made up of multiple parallel pathways that affect the brain in different, and sometimes opposing, ways. Read More
A family with a rare genetic mutation are helping researchers answer important questions about how the human brain is wired. The family, who share an altered copy of the DCC gene, have less connectivity between areas where dopamine neurons originate and their target sites. Read More
A new neural model reveals how the brain is able to adapt and process new information, researchers report. Read More
A new study reveals how neurogranin and FMRP help encode memories of new places. Read More
Researchers report individual differences in functional brain connectivity reflects differences in how certain intrinsic connectivity networks engage during decision making. Read More
Researchers report on why some people experience aphantasia, the inability to imagine in images. Read More
A new NIH study reveals abnormalities in brain glucose metabolism could be linked to the severity of Alzheimer's pathology. Read More
Researchers at UCSF discover neurons in the superior temporal gyrus change activity depending on where emphasis falls in a sentence. Read More
A new study identifies gut bacteria that appears to interact with brain areas associated with mood and behavior. Read More
Zolpidem, a medication commonly prescribed for insomnia, appear to be effective in helping to restore a conscious state in some patients who were in comas or vegetative state. Read More
Researchers have identified the activity of a genetic network that responds to social stress in mice. Read More
Study confirms TBI can cause impulse control problems. Read More
