Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from Yale Child Study Center. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with ...

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the ...

We are living in a renaissance period for exploring how our brains give rise to individual behaviors, thoughts, and emotions.

The intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence is proving to be a fertile ground for groundbreaking advancements. As technology evolves, so too does our capability to understand the ...

When we learn a new skill, our brain forms new connections between the neurons. The more we do the new skill, the stronger the connections become.

Stress, the body's natural response to different types of challenges and daily problems, is an inherently harmless state experienced by most people worldwide. While short-term stress is a common ...

Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown cluster of brain cells that may help explain differences in social behavior between males and females. The small neural circuit appears to function like ...

Scientists are uncovering how the immune and nervous systems constantly “talk” to each other—sometimes with damaging results. In a recent review published in the journal Nature, Harvard Medical School ...