Summary: Changing levels of the brain protein KCC2 can alter how reward associations form, reshaping the learning process ...

A new nationwide analysis shows that getting fewer than seven hours of sleep a night is one of the strongest predictors of shorter life expectancy across U.S. counties.

A new study shows that abstinent smokers experience heightened pain sensitivity linked to altered activity in specific brain ...

Young children exposed to unusually high temperatures are less likely to reach basic developmental milestones in literacy and ...

The human brain processes spoken language in a step-by-step sequence that closely matches how large language models transform ...

A new study using advanced deep-learning brain age estimation shows that World Trade Center responders with PTSD exhibit signs of accelerated brain aging.

A new review highlights five major ways microplastics can harm the brain, raising concerns that they may worsen ...

Experts warn that reliance on AI for emotional support could weaken our ability to tolerate uncertainty and deepen human ...

A new review explores how episodic memories are formed, stored, and reshaped over time, revealing why our recollections of past events often change.

In other words, “Warm touch reminds us that we are connected, valued, and part of a social world,” says Dr Crucianelli.

Brainwave recordings revealed that successful remembering involved reduced alpha and beta activity alongside the reactivation ...

New research shows that astrocytes play an active role in nicotine-induced brain changes, challenging the long-held ...