Scientists pinpoint brain circuits linked to either resilience or vulnerability to adversity, which affect a stressed ...

A new study has revealed distinct features of the human hippocampus, a brain region critical for memory storage and retrieval, challenging the assumption that it functions like a scaled-up mouse brain ...

The black box of the human brain is starting to open. Although animal models are instrumental in shaping our understanding of ...

Imagine listening to your grandparents weave a captivating story about their childhood. How does our brain manage to store ...

In early October, scientists revealed something spectacular—a complete map of a fruit fly’s brain. Roughly the size of a ...

Researchers at the University of Lausanne have discovered a new function of the brain's "locus coeruleus" in regulating sleep ...

UCSF scientists are uncovering the brain mechanisms behind resilience to stress and exploring new, non-invasive treatments ...

The black box of the human brain is starting to open. Although animal models are instrumental in shaping our understanding of ...

Researchers mimic the antianxiety effects of psychedelics by identifying and activating specific brain regions in an ...

Scientists have identified neurons in the lateral hypothalamus that can be targeted through deep brain stimulation to improve ...