Using computational models of the brain, researchers at University of Missouri have found new evidence on how the brain reacts to fear ... a response from a stimulus. While one theory has ...

Imagine your brain has all these neural pathways ... In fact, the response is no longer a unique reaction to a unique stimulus, it is a habit. If, instead of feeling angry, you were to instead ...

Advocates say neurotechnology can encourage economic growth and the betterment of society. Others say it could fuel inequity ...

New research reveals how the brain rapidly adapts to sensory changes using a feedback loop between the olfactory cortex and the olfactory bulb.

Two brain regions work together when mice learn to override the instinct to run and hide from a potential threat.

“There’s a particular brain wave that we look at a lot in my laboratory ... And so that’s what I mean by a personally relevant stimulus that is going to elicit a strong reaction from you because it’s ...

Humans also have a negative reaction when you ask ... We want to do a trial of my brain stimulation for people who are positive for her biomarker. It is a big, bold claim.

Kaboom! The first time most of us hear the sound of an explosion is in the movies. Encountering the sound in the real ...

Each time a person undergoes stress the brain releases cortisol hormones. Cortisol binds to glucocorticoid receptors and tells the body to prepare its “fight-or-flight” response. This hormone also ...