You know those days when your brain says, absolutely not? We've all experienced it. You don't need to feel amazing to ru ...

In “How to Change a Memory,” neuroscientist Steve Ramirez embarks on a project to find and reactivate memories in the brains of mice.

Understanding how the brain learns and applies rules is the key to unraveling the neural basis of flexible behavior. A new ...

Genetics plays a role in how our brain ages. But that accounts for 30% of the cognitive changes that happen as we get older. The other 70%? That’s up to us. Neuroscientist Ana Daugherty runs the ...

Scientists found that soccer fans’ emotional highs and lows activate specific brain circuits tied to reward and control.

New research in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggests exercise may be one way to boost that self-control. Specifically, researchers found that an aerobic activity protocol improved ...

Using powerful 7-Tesla brain imaging, researchers mapped how the brainstem manages pain differently across the body. They ...

Every four years at the Cybathlon, teams of researchers and technology “pilots” compete to see whose brain-computer interface ...

In this adapted excerpt from "How to Change a Memory," author and neuroscientist Steve Ramirez recounts the events that led ...

A new study reveals a breakthrough method for getting CBD into the brain, easing nerve pain in mice without side effects.

Microgravity has been found to affect the muscles, bones, immune system and cognition; but how does it impact the brain? Researchers from the Scripps Research Institute (CA, USA) developed brain ...

A deep dive into the brain’s command center for hunger shows how decoding its circuits could transform the future of weight loss treatments. Brain integration of environmental cues in the regulation ...