Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have identified in a preclinical model a specific brain circuit whose inhibition appears ...

In the well-known thought experiment known as the prisoner's dilemma, one individual has to decide whether to stay silent or ...

Microbe-derived indoles modulate anxiety and neuronal excitability in the amygdala of germ-free (GF) male mice. These ...

Dissociative identity disorder arises as a response to trauma. Understanding its neurobiology offers valuable insights into treatment and the resilience of the human mind.

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin found that mice at the top of the social hierarchy experienced more stress ...

For more, see The Biology of Depression. What are some ways the brain differs in people with anxiety disorders? The amygdala, which is centrally involved in the brain’s response to threats ...

The amygdala is the emotional processing center ... In addition to helping us remember and learn, the brain has another big job while we sleep: clearing out toxins. When asleep, the spaces between ...

The nervous system consists of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (motor nerves, sensory nerves, cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia, and ...