Everyday sounds add to the torment of a person with chronic back pain, apparently because pain rewires how the brain responds ...

Scientists discover that sickle cell disease forces the brain to recruit extra "attention backup" to maintain normal cognitive function.

Scientists identify the protein DeltaFosB as the "master switch" that rewires the brain's memory and reward circuits, driving ...

For most of the 20th century, the scientific consensus held that the adult brain was essentially fixed, unable to grow new connections or recover lost function after a critical window in childhood.

Scientists have used a specially engineered virus to help track the brain changes caused by psilocybin in mice, revealing how the drug could be breaking loops of depressive thinking. "Rumination is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A representative MRI tractography image of the first era of the human brain. The image is representative of the general pattern ...

Researchers found that psilocybin and MDMA may alleviate PTSD symptoms by promoting myelin remodeling in the brain. In rat ...

Whether you realize it or not, the negative experiences you have lived through often influence your decisions. Your brain learns from difficult situations and painful memories, and these experiences ...

Motherhood and menopause can affect women's cognitive health, positively, for the long-term—with significant implications for ...

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

You’ve likely heard that the brain isn’t fully developed until someone’s around 26 years old. But did you know that the brain rewires itself throughout the lifetime? University of Cambridge ...