Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown cluster of brain cells that may help explain differences in social behavior ...

Watching your dog struggle with anxiety is heartbreaking for any loving dog parent. Whether it is the fear of fireworks or the stress of being home alone, we often find that love and reassurance ...

As we enjoy ourselves through the festive season, many will already be planning a detox in the new year: cutting back on screentime, perhaps, or abstaining from alcohol. Recently, I wondered whether ...

You've probably experienced it—your alarm is set for 6:30 a.m., yet somehow your eyes snap open a few minutes before it goes off. There's no sound, no external cue, just the body somehow knowing it's ...

“My year of unraveling” is how a despairing Christy Morrill described nightmarish months when his immune system hijacked his brain. What’s called autoimmune encephalitis attacks the organ that makes ...

Around 70% of women who suffer a sexual assault develop PTSD; now scientists have shown that many of these women show a marked reduction in the usual communication between two important brain areas ...

FOURCHE MOUNTAIN, Ark.--Once friendly and inviting, the road had turned rocky, rutted, and steep, yet the 2025 Lexus LX 600 steadily and smoothly climbed the mountain as if it were still gliding ...

For decades, scientists have worked to peer deeper into the brain. They have wanted to see not just surface activity in the cortex but also the hidden layers beneath, such as the hippocampus, where ...

Picture an apple, any apple. As long as you don’t have aphantasia—the inability to visualize things in your mind’s eye—this suggestion triggers brain activity that’s surprisingly similar to what ...