In the brain, molecular information is transmitted between cells through neural circuits. Synapses establish connections between the pathways that run from one area to another, allowing the most ...

Depression that resists traditional treatments may have a surprising new contender: laughing gas. Researchers have discovered ...

Rachel Smith, Ph.D., recently received a 2024 NARSAD Young Investigator grant from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) that could create new insights into what takes place inside the ...

A research team has uncovered key insights into how the brain processes others' distress. Using miniature endoscopic calcium imaging, the researchers identified specific neural ensembles in the ...

Novel research shows that a reduced neural response to receiving rewards in teens predicts the first onset of depression, but not anxiety or suicidality. This is independent of pre-existing ...

Researchers have revealed neural circuits in the brainstem that are crucially involved in implementing decisions by controlling three fundamental behavioural states or strategies: perseverance ...

Researchers have mapped the long-range synaptic connections involved in vocal learning in zebra finches, uncovering new details about how the brain organizes learned vocalizations such as birdsong.

This approach provides new insights into the fundamental neural mechanisms of affective empathy. Understanding how the brain encodes empathy could have major implications for mental health research.