Fear memories can form in the brain following exposure to threatening situations such as natural disasters, accidents, or violence. When these memories become excessive or distorted, they can lead to ...

Virginia Tech researchers have discovered an indication hidden in the brain that may help doctors identify children suffering ...

Stanford Medicine investigators have replicated, in a lab dish, one of the most prominent human nervous pathways for sensing pain. This nerve circuit transmits sensations from the body’s skin to the ...

New research in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging identifies a novel neural pathway to treat alcohol use disorder. This figure shows areas in which tolcapone, relative to ...

The Wang Lab, which studies how dysfunctional nervous system regulation impacts brain disorders, has pushed the boundaries of neuroscience research at Georgetown University for the past five years, ...

Substance use disorders (SUDs) present a formidable challenge to public health globally, with recent statistics from the U.S.

Knowing which lysosomal proteins are enriched in which brain cell types will help better understand contribution to neurological disorders.

A recent study published in the journal MedComm reviewed the potential role of the gut microbiota-brain axis (GBA) in neurological disorders. Microbiota is a crucial determinant of human health and ...

Bipolar disorder is characterized by bouts of extreme mood, with episodes of mania occurring alongside periods of depression.