New neurons in your brain? A landmark study from Karolinska Institutet finds adults keep forming brain cells into the old age ...

This is an important study that combines replications of findings and novel detailed MRI investigations to assess the impact of environmental enrichment and maternal behavior on mice brain structure ...

Researchers have found that even after recovery, individuals who previously experienced depression may retain a heightened ...

If you become distracted while you are eating, scientists say you're likely to have worse 'meal memories', which could lead to overeating and fat gain.

In this view, the brain responded differently to negative feedback and unexpected ... At the same time, experiences of acceptance were linked with activity in the ventral striatum – a region well ...

When you engage in optimistic future thinking, your brain releases dopamine —a neurotransmitter central to motivation, reward, and the anticipation of positive outcomes.

eLife Assessment This valuable study builds on previous work by the authors by presenting a potentially key method for correcting optical aberrations in GRIN lens-based microendoscopes used for ...

A visual pathway in the brain may do more than recognize objects New research using computational vision models suggests the brain's 'ventral stream' might be more versatile than previously ...

What brain fog is—and what it isn’t While there is no universally agreed upon definition of brain fog—and many experts debate how useful the term is in a clinical setting—most scientists ...

They identified a total of 153 cases (54% women; mean age, 50 years) in which lesions were determined to cause secondary psychosis — including 83 with visual hallucinations, 81 with auditory ...

The human brain may contain up to a spoon’s worth of tiny plastic shards—not a spoonful, but the same weight (about seven grams) as a plastic spoon, according to new findings published Monday ...

Rapid brain aging occurs at three distinct ages, scientists discover: Here’s how to slow it down By Brooke Kato Published Dec. 28, 2024, 10:17 a.m. ET ...