The neuropeptide oxytocin is a special messenger substance that nerve cells use to communicate with each other. It is acting ...

The effects of exercise would not be nearly as powerful without the input of the brain, according to new research. A study on ...

Researchers identify a neural circuit in the lateral hypothalamus that suppresses itch during acute stress, offering new insights into chronic itch management.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have made promising advances in understanding how to reduce anxiety through specific brain ...

Researchers have built AI systems capable of steering targeted brain circuits in real time, moving neuroscience closer to ...

IISc researchers unveil a brain circuit that suppresses itch during stress, advancing understanding of its neural mechanisms and potential treatments.

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) afflicts some 30 percent of trauma survivors and military combat veterans, one 2015 paper estimates. And despite an increase in interest and research in the past ...

A new study investigated the brain circuits involved in psychosis—a condition characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking and detachment from reality. Andrew Pines, MD, MA, a ...

Functional connectivity with the rFP (green, left) defines a distributed brain circuit (right) that will encompass coordinates activated by creativity tasks. Brigham researchers analyzed data from 857 ...

Andrew Pines, MD, MA, a resident in the Department of Psychiatry at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a researcher in the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, is the lead author of a paper published ...