The paraventricular thalamus helps the brain identify and track the most salient details of a situation, helping to enhance learning, a new study reveals. Read More
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Using optogenetics, Stanford researchers identify a set of neurons that help regulate thirst. Read More
AI research has come full circle, helping neuroscientist better understand how the human brain works, researchers say. Read More
According to researchers, under the right conditions, children as young as 4 can discern misleading, but technically accurate, information. Read More
Co-infections between COVID-19 and other respiratory infections are more common than previously believed. Read More
A new study reports an area of the brain associated with emotion appears to undergo accelerated maturation in teenage girls with PTSD, but not in their male peers with the condition. Read More
Reducing the excitation-inhibition ratio by diminishing excitability of pyramidal neurons or increasing excitability of PV neurons led mice to spend more time engaged in social encounters. Researchers believe the excitation-inhibition balance may play a key role in autism and normal social behavior. Read More
A new study explores how Americans think about, and categorize, mental life. Most, they report, break 'mental life' into three components, body, heart and mind. Read More
A new study implicates serotonin neurons in the nucleus accumbens with social behavior in mouse models of ASD. When serotonin release was triggered, researchers noted social behaviors normalized. Read More
Stress generates lower levels of activity in the hippocampus and frontal-parietal lobe networks, hindering the ability to make certain decisions and plan ahead. Read More
Contrary to popular conceptions that marijuana may impair sexual desire and performance, a new study reveals frequent marijuana use is associated with increased coital frequency. Read More
Combining advanced microscopy and mathematical modeling, researchers have discovered a pattern that governs the growth of neurons. Read More
