A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

For years, serotonin has been linked to anxiety, but new research flips the script—higher serotonin in the cerebellum might actually reduce anxiety, not increase it. By manipulating ...

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A new study shows that the cerebral cortex acts as a "memory machine," constantly detecting novel stimuli to refine its predictions of the future.

Discover how your mind filters out distractions. New research reveals the specialized neural mechanisms that actively block ...

It works by switching off nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system, and therefore preventing pain signals getting to the brain. This represents a potential new breakthrough in a world which has ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

The physiological power and biological value of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is so significant that it is often referred ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...

The study explores molecular mechanisms underlying synaptic plasticity - the strengthening or weakening of neuronal connections that enable learning and memory.