Alcohol is deeply rooted in our cultures and habits, and in most Western countries, its significant economic weight grants it ...

A new study comparing neurons from different primates pinpointed several genetic changes unique to humans that buffer our ...

A team of neurologists, bioengineers and radiologists has found that two neurons in the human brain that code for dopamine ...

Researchers from Yale University have uncovered a potential cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in some children.

Nov. 12, 2024 — Glioblastoma is the most common kind of malignant brain tumor in adults. So far, no treatment has been able to make this aggressive tumor permanently disappear. The tumor cells ...

This decay is particularly pronounced in a part of the brain called the striatum, causing patients to develop cognitive and movement-related symptoms. These can include difficulty walking, involuntary ...

These brain networks prominently involve the thalamus and striatum as well as the mesial temporal and cortical regions. Although the structural imaging evidence is less clearcut than in mTLE, evidence ...

Researchers have uncovered a link between the immune gene regulator STAT1 and hyperactive behaviors in mice, offering new ...

A study of the fossil teeth of early Homo from Georgia dating back 1.77 million years reveals a prolonged childhood despite a small brain and an ...

Dopamine signaling in the striatum of the brain plays a major role in controlling voluntary movement, learning, and cognition. This process is partly driven by neurons in the midbrain. Dopamine ...

Expertise bulks up the brain’s ability to think deeply, a skill that may generalize across tasks ...