Are we destined to be smart? Twin studies reveal strong genetic roots for IQ, yet up to a third of intelligence is shaped by ...

Ever wondered what your brain’s really doing the first time you try something new? This post reveals how fear, balance, and neuroplasticity all collide in your first attempt.

Summary: A new five-year study explores how dopamine may drive changes in brain myelin during social isolation. Researchers ...

Scientists know that social isolation can alter brain structure and lead to the breakdown of myelin, the fatty coating that ...

Understanding the neural mechanisms underlying associative threat learning is essential for advancing behavioral models of threat and adaptation. We investigated distinct activation patterns across ...

Darby Saxbe, a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California, has conducted multiple studies using MRI ...

Traumatic brain injuries, including concussions, affect nearly 69 million people worldwide each year, yet treatments remain scarce.

Keep your brain engaged to make going the distance feel just a little bit easier. By Ashley Mateo Race day is just six weeks ...

A new study shows that the widely used antidepressant fluoxetine does more than boost serotonin levels: it changes how brain ...

This work, combining behavioural genetics and calcium imaging, provides evidence for a form of learning in Drosophila that derives solely from direct or (optogenetically induced) phantom experience of ...