Researchers have identified a previously overlooked neural pathway that helps control human hand and arm movements. The ...

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3A1CQ0_crystallography.png Sleep professionals have strong reasons to recommend the use of non-medication methods for ...

If the award-winning 1967 movie The Graduate were remade today, the film’s memorable word would need to switch from "plastics" to "plasticity," to mark the present as well as the future.

In the split second that is needed to view a stop sign and react to it, our brain navigates a complex process that transitions seamlessly from perception to action control. This ability to halt or ...

Stanford Medicine investigators have replicated, in a lab dish, one of the most prominent human nervous pathways for sensing pain. This nerve circuit transmits sensations from the body’s skin to the ...

Neural circuits associated with three cortical regions in cognitive generalization with different manifestations from different species. (A) Emotionrelated brain regions mainly project to PFC and OFC; ...

Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered that the constant gnawing of rodents isn't just a reflex or a consequence of a tough diet. It also triggers a release of dopamine in the brain ...

A new study reveals the brain circuit behind parental care also controls helping behavior, offering clues about the roots of compassion.