This study provides novel and convincing evidence that both dopamine D1 and D2 expressing neurons in the nucleus accumbens shell are crucial for the expression of cue-guided action selection, a ...

A new mouse study of spatial memory suggests that the brain's representation of places "drifts" over time. Memories of places ...

Even without infection, the COVID-19 pandemic aged our brains. A new study found that accompanying stressors like isolation ...

There is only one way to fully understand neuroimaging techniques, such as electroencephalogram (EEG), which measures ...

Summary: Researchers have identified ripple-type brain waves as key to how humans segment and store memories. By recording ...

As the research participants thought about future scenarios, optimists displayed similar neural patterns, but pessimists ...

Age-related memory decline is often linked to reduced activity and division of neural stem cells (NSCs), but the underlying ...

Neanderthal genes may explain why some people have Chiari malformation type I, a condition in which the brain bulges out of the back of the skull.

Speaking is one of the most complicated things a human can do. Before you even say a word, your brain has to translate what you want to say into a perfectly sequenced set of instructions to the dozens ...

Eating nutrient-rich foods is one of the best ways to protect brain health and prevent cognitive decline. A dietitian shares the no.1 brain-boosting snack.