The Rhythm That Makes Memories Permanent Scientists identify mechanism that regulates rhythmic brain waves—inhibition at synapses is key to make memories permanent.
Scientists Engineer Gene Pathway to Grow Brain Organoids With Surface Folding Implications also for understanding Zika virus-caused microencephaly.
The Late Effects of Stress: New Insights into How the Brain Responds to Trauma New research delves into how one highly stressful event can having a lasting impact in the brain.
Thinking With Our Hands Can Help Us Find New Ways to Solve Problems, Research Shows "We need to redefine how thinking occurs."
VIDEO: This is Your Brain on Alcohol Just in time for New Year's celebrations — here's a breakdown of the brain chemistry behind alcohol's effects.
Scientists Discover What Happens in the Brain When Political Beliefs are Challenged When people's political beliefs are challenged, their brains become active in areas that govern personal identity and emotional responses to threats.
You Can Get an "Emotional Hangover," Scientists Discover Emotional experiences can induce physiological and internal brain states that persist for long periods of time after the emotional events have ended, according to new research.
Five Ways Christmas Affects Your Brain The festive season is an intense time of year. Neuroscience can shed some light on what it does to our brains.