Our brain makes decisions based on direct associations between stimuli in our environment, but it often also does so based on ...

A research team has discovered that a specific group of neurons in the amygdala, a brain region involved in emotion ...

The human brain is made up of billions of interconnected cells that are constantly talking to each other. A new Nature study zooms in to the single-cell level to see how this cellular communication ...

The authors first sequenced RNA from nuclei in post-mortem brain samples from 111 individuals with and without PTSD, producing the most extensive molecular profiling yet for this kind of tissue.

More information: Ahyeon Hwang et al, Single-cell transcriptomic and chromatin dynamics of the human brain in PTSD, Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09083-y ...

If there is a song in your soul, sing it out loud — whether in your car on your morning commute or at karaoke with friends. It’s okay if you are not the next Beyoncé. Making music — even if ...

Home / Sports Robert Gallery’s long journey with brain trauma reaches a surprisingly happy destination Four years after going to Mexico for a psychedelic, plant-based treatment to alleviate ...

IRCCS San Raffaele researcher Sara Poletti, PhD, demonstrates how childhood trauma fundamentally alters brain-immune interactions throughout life, contributing to mood disorders including ...

June 29, 2025 — Deleting a gene called PTEN in certain brain cells disrupts the brain’s fear circuitry and triggers anxiety-like behavior in mice — key traits seen in autism. Researchers ...