A new study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston investigated both gene expression and regulation at single cell levels to ...

When people are framed as something less than fully human, public empathy and willingness to protect their rights shrink ...

For example, Corrie and Betsie immediately noticed something about Barracks 28, where they were placed. Besides the damp, ...

Being thankful effectively rewires the brain by releasing dopamine and serotonin. Studies have found this can lead to ...

The authors provide a scholarly review of intracranial research into the neural correlates of consciousness (NCCs). To our knowledge, this is the first such review, and it therefore may become a ...

Precise changes in the connectivity between neurons caused by an imbalance of gut bacteria may help explain depressive ...

MIT scientists found that what we see is strongly influenced by how alert or active we are. Parts of the brain responsible for planning and control send specialized signals that either boost or quiet ...

Much criminal behavior derives from logical, if not laudable, sources. A wonderful example of this was seen in the old Bob Newhart television show. Newhart, playing a clinical psychologist, leans ...

An international team of scientists led by the University of Surrey has discovered that a form of safe, painless, and non-invasive brain stimulation could help people who are at risk of falling behind ...