How does the brain learn from mistakes? A new Duke study reveals a hidden circuit that helps control the learning process.

CBD may help rebuild brain connections by acting as “molecular glue,” offering a new path for Alzheimer’s treatment research.

Adolescence is widely thought to be a time when the brain trims away excess neural connections, refining circuits through synaptic pruning. New research now suggests this view may be incomplete.

Neurons that fire together, wire together” is not the full story. A novel mechanism explains how the brain can learn across ...

Lifestyle contributor Sherry Mukasa Matemachani discussed the gut-brain axis and its connection to stress, as well as tools ...

Is brain imaging overlooking the truth? Research shows that "weak" brain connections predict behavior as well as top signals, ...

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 ...

Scientists who use imaging to understand the brain's complexity often focus on the strongest signals and ignore the rest. But this strategy, researchers warn, may reveal only the tip of the iceberg. A ...

Every experience leaves a trace in the brain, a memory that can shape future behavior. Alcohol and other addictive substances ...

While their top advice stood out, they also pointed to a handful of other daily decisions that make a difference over time.

Humans are social beings, and it shouldn’t be surprising that there are specific groups of nerve cells in the brain that are directly influenced by social experiences. One important mechanism ...

A large-scale study of 5216 brains has found differences in the brains of men and women that might be linked to social and other abilities. Stuart Ritchie and coworkers reported in the 2018 journal ...