Sleeping longer at night had little impact on work productivity or cardiovascular health. However, taking a short daytime nap helped improve productivity and well-being overall.
Certain genes that are mutated or missing in those with schizophrenia and autism cause similar dysfunction in neural networks within the thalamus.
Study identifies genes that become activated in the brain prior to the initiation of severe repetitive behaviors associated with addiction, ASD, and schizophrenia.
A new algorithm is allowing researchers to develop soft robots that are better able to collect useful information about their surroundings.
APOE4 affects lipid metabolism, but taking choline supplements may help protect carriers from developing Alzheimer's disease and slow cognitive decline.
Reconnecting muscle pairs during surgery following amputation provides patients more sensory feedback from the limb, researchers report.
A new "organ on a chip" system helps researchers uncover how bacteria in the human digestive tract can impact neurological diseases.
Pyramidal cells in the CA2 region of the hippocampus are responsible for storing critical timing information.
Interpreting computer code activates general-purpose brain networks, but not language processing areas.
Study provides a new framework for investigating and formalizing the cognitive processes behind how humans use tools.
Activity in the substantia nigra is similar following a day of social isolation as it is following a day of starvation.
The decline of striosomal activity in the brain may explain why people lose the motivation to learn as they age.
