The brain of humans and other animals is known to contribute to the protection of the body from infections. Past studies have unveiled the existence of the so-called conditioned immune response (CIR), ...

Ozempic showed new, unexpected side effects in the brain in recent studies.

Fear memories can form in the brain following exposure to threatening situations such as natural disasters, accidents, or violence. When these memories become excessive or distorted, they can lead to ...

Alston’s singing mice carry out complex vocalizations and even appear to converse politely with one another. The neural circuitry that makes this possible is simpler than researchers expected ...

This groundbreaking neurotechnology allows scientists to activate neurons with light, opening new frontiers in brain research ...

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 ...

In the weeks after a child is born, a rapid restructuring takes place in the paternal brain, based on a new study of brain ...

A new study reveals how the brain rewires sensorimotor pathways to preserve walking stability during visual impairment.

Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs were initially understood as a metabolism breakthrough: medicines that act like hormones to ...

I feel guilty. I am exhausted and I feel guilty taking a siesta. But I am getting over myself—sometimes. Taking a break isn’t a luxury; it’s a necessity for building new neural pathways. The brain ...