Findings suggest brain networks associated with impulse control could be weakened in people with gambling addiction.
A lack of REM sleep may lead to an increased desire to consume unhealthy foods, a new study reports.
Powerful spiritual feelings were associated with activation in the nucleus accumbens, an area of the brain associated with reward, a new study reports.
A new study identifies a sub region of the brain that works to form a particular kind of memory: fear-associated with a specific environmental cue or “contextual fear memory."
Researchers have discovered a key molecule that appears to reduce anxiety in male mice, but not females.
Study links common steroid used to prevent premature birth to impaired cognitive function in offspring.
Researchers have discovered a brain network that appears to be involved in self disclosure in social networks.
Theta oscillations synchronize brain regions that support the integration of memories, a new study reports.
By manipulating the activity of a group of neurons in the medial prefrontal cortex, researchers were able to enhance attention in mice.
New understanding about ketamine's antidepressant effect could lead to the development of new, safer and quicker ways to treat depression.
A new study reports on the role of HCN channels in pain processing.
A new study reports on a link between lack of restorative sleep and an accumulation of amyloid beta.
