A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham has used next-generation imaging technology to discover that when the ...

Neurons have dominated neuroscience research for decades, but a growing body of evidence suggests that a group of ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

Researchers measured acetylcholine production in participants' brains at the beginning and end of the 10-week trial.

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where she was ...

A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia. A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

Menopause marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years. But the transition affects far more than reproductive health: it also reshapes the brain. As estrogen and progesterone decline, cognitive ...

In the short term, high blood sugar can cause neurological symptoms, ranging from lethargy to trouble focusing and altered mental status, sometimes referred to as "brain fog." In the long term, it may ...

A University of Alabama at Birmingham expert unpacks the complexities of PTSD, its impact on the brain and sleep, and how individuals can navigate emotional and cognitive challenges through treatment.

Trauma doesn’t always end when the danger is over. For many, the body and brain remain locked in survival mode, long after the traumatic event has passed. This is the painful reality of post-traumatic ...