Brain

Cognitive behavioral therapy enhances brain circuits to relieve depression

Cognitive behavioral therapy, one of the most common treatments for depression, can teach skills for coping with everyday troubles, reinforce…

2 years ago

Placebo Effect Link Discovered With Previously Unassociated Parts of the Brain

Patients suffering from chronic pain have limited treatment options, often relying on medications like opioids that come with harmful side…

2 years ago

Brain research: Study shows what your favorite film genres reveal about your brain

Crime films, action films, comedies, or documentaries? A person's favourite film genre reveals a lot about how their brain works.…

2 years ago

Fetal brain impacted when mom fights severe flu: New mouse study explains how

A bad case of the flu during pregnancy can increase the risk for fetal neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia and…

2 years ago

New drug shows promise in clearing HIV from brain

An experimental drug originally developed to treat cancer may help clear HIV from infected cells in the brain, according to…

2 years ago

Researchers uncover brain region’s role in hearing and learning

Have you ever noticed how you can suddenly hear your refrigerator humming in the background when you focus on it?…

2 years ago

Study reveals significant differences in RNA editing between postmortem and living human brain

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have shed valuable light on the nuanced functions and intricate…

2 years ago

Odors are encoded in rings in the brain of migratory locusts

The migratory locust Locusta migratoria is an economically important crop pest that is said to have come to Egypt in…

2 years ago

New metric for blood circulation in brain to better understand dementia

Each time the heart beats, it pumps blood through the brain vessels, causing them to expand slightly and then relax,…

2 years ago

Lighting up the brain: What happens when our ‘serotonin center’ is triggered?

Using mice, scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and their collaborators from Keio University School of…

2 years ago