A new study reveals how a single food poisoning experience creates long-lasting aversive memories in the brain.

Instead of learning through repeated trial and error or experiences, one-shot learning is when a single experience creates a ...

Scientists from Princeton have discovered that the amygdala in the brain is responsible for the long-term avoidance of foods ...

When it comes to food poisoning, the body - well, more specifically, the brain - keeps score. Almost everyone can relate to ...

To ensure we get the calories and hydration we need, the brain relies on a complex network of cells, signals, and pathways to ...

A surprising link between the immune system and brain behavior is emerging, as new research reveals how a single immune ...

When life feels shaky and uncertain, embracing discomfort rather than resisting it can rewire your brain and open the door to ...

Researchers have uncovered how the amygdala processes the probability and magnitude of rewards and assesses risk. The study, ...

A new book by the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod explores the connections between brain biology and political beliefs.

Cytokines play a crucial role in connecting the immune system with the brain, affecting mood and behavior through ...

Physicians have long observed a mystifying phenomenon: After a bout of infection or an autoimmune disease flare-up, some ...

Children's National Hospital and partnering academic centers have found that newborns exposed to opioids in utero exhibited ...