Kindness—especially self-kindness—calms the brain, soothes big feelings, and turns conflict into connection with courage and compassion.

Rapid, combined and personalized non-invasive stimulation of the precuneus improves associative memory, enhances local gamma expression, and strengthens precuneus–hippocampal connectivity.

Summary: A new five-year study explores how dopamine may drive changes in brain myelin during social isolation. Researchers will track how dopamine interacts with oligodendrocytes, the cells ...

Scientists know that social isolation can alter brain structure and lead to the breakdown of myelin, the fatty coating that insulates nerve fibers in the brain. But they don't yet know exactly how or ...

Darby Saxbe, a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California, has conducted multiple studies using MRI scans to measure changes in the brains of men who became fathers. Saxbe and ...

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

Keep your brain engaged to make going the distance feel just a little bit easier. By Ashley Mateo Race day is just six weeks away – and how you handle your long runs between now and then can make all ...

A new study shows that the widely used antidepressant fluoxetine does more than boost serotonin levels: it changes how brain cells manage their energy and rebuild their connections, potentially ...