New research suggests the brain may stay active moments after the heart stops, triggering life recall and calm sensations ...

On Monday, Jan. 12, findings published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) revealed that ...

New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

A single damaged protein inside one brain cell may seem insignificant. Yet new research shows how that small mistake can ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

Anxiety is a mental health condition millions of people around the world experience every day but not something that can necessarily be “seen”—until now. In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists at ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden battle between a widespread brain parasite and the immune cells tasked with destroying it. A parasite that can quietly persist in the human brain is capable of ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health - changes in ...