New research reveals that prion disease mutations can alter the structure of neuron synapses long before symptoms emerge.

A new study encourages parents to read aloud with newborns and young children to strengthen relationships and promote brain ...

Summary: Humans tend to cooperate even after being betrayed, defying traditional game theory expectations. Researchers ...

Researchers have discovered that stronger synaptic connections between neurons in the brain trigger deeper sleep.

Contagious yawning, found mainly in humans, is believed to serve as a form of non-verbal communication, helping to ...

A new study reveals that certain brain cells, known as “concept cells,” in the hippocampus track pronouns to link them with ...

Videos on TikTok are contributing to a resurgence in "huffing" or "chroming," the dangerous practice of inhaling toxic fumes ...

Serotonin, known as the "happiness molecule," increases in anticipation of a reward and scales with the value of that reward.

Researchers have discovered that sharing real-time biosignals, such as heart rate, during online interactions can increase ...

A new study shows that automatic speech recognition (ASR) systems trained on speech from people with Parkinson’s disease are ...

Researchers found that mutations in the Sox3 gene cause hypopituitarism, a condition where the pituitary gland produces ...

Gulf War illness (GWI), a chronic fatigue condition affecting veterans, is linked to genetic variants in mitochondrial DNA.