When parts of the nervous system start to break down—or get broken—the consequences for human health can be staggering. Can ...

In the hippocampus, a critical brain region for learning and memory, new cells emerge in some people into late adulthood, ...

Viewed this way, “Mind-Body medicine” is the tail wagging the dog, to put it mildly.

A small but enthusiastic group of neuroscientists is exhuming overlooked experiments and performing new ones to explore ...

A new animal study has found that prenatal exposure to bisphenol A — a chemical commonly found in plastics — can lead to ...

A neuronal mechanism pumps the brakes on pain, but failure of these brakes can cause long-lasting pain. The discovery could ...

Alzheimer’s disease is widely known as a brain disorder, but new research shows it may also impact the entire body.

Why a little quiet time can improve focus, creativity, and emotional well-being — a local neuropsychologist shares the benefits of silence.

This is a valuable study that explores the role of the conserved transcription factor POU4-2 in the maintenance, regeneration, and function of planarian mechanosensory neurons. The authors provide ...

In a key advance for regenerative medicine and gut health, scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and Nanyang Technological ...

New research reveals this inconsistency may be due to a feedback loop between the thalamus and somatosensory cortex, where thalamic input subtly changes how sensitive cortical neurons are to incoming ...