Picture every synapse in your brain as a phone line. About 70% of them are live, carrying signals right now. But according to ...

Discovery of Brain-Body Connection Offers Clues for Parkinson’s and Alcohol Use Disorder When danger lurks, instinct keeps us ...

Scientists have created a new way to map how brain cells connect by assigning each neuron a unique molecular “barcode.” Using ...

The screen worked, flagging expected cancer genes. But it also kept returning something that seemed impossible: genes for synapses, glutamate receptors, and neural signaling pathways. “We absolutely ...

You may have heard of the mind-body connection: the broad concept that thoughts and feelings, especially those related to stress, can influence physical health. Mohamad Alkhouli, M.D., an ...

Brain fog is the result of “bad connections” between the gut and the brain, said Gerard Clarke, a professor of ...

Learn how deep brain stimulation – like a pacemaker for the brain – is helping patients with neurologic conditions like Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, and in some cases, epilepsy. Functional ...

Shared traits connect: People with similar autistic trait levels reported stronger mutual attraction during group discussions, especially when their opinions aligned. Different brain pathways: ...

Failing to adopt a more inclusive concept of brain health represents a massive loss of human potential,” write Husseini K.

A woman's breasts and brain are closely connected through hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Breast cancer treatments can induce sudden, menopause-like hormonal changes, affecting mental health.

A study published June 25 in the American Journal of Psychiatry provides new insights into a long-standing question in psychiatric research: What is the underlying neurobiological mechanism of ...