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For most young children, the sight and voice of a parent serve as a primary source of comfort and safety. A new study ...

Feel freezing during a fever? Scientists identify the brain circuit responsible for chills and why it sends signals to your ...

“Butterflies in the stomach” is that fluttery, nervous feeling you might have before a job interview, giving a speech or at ...

Discover safe, effective, and chemical-free methods to freshen surfaces, eliminate odors, and create a healthier living space ...

Evidence-based analysis examines EMDR therapy, trauma, addiction, and the role of the nervous system in long-term recovery ...

Mice taught to link smells with tastes, and later fear, revealed how the amygdala teams up with cortical regions to let the brain draw powerful indirect connections. Disabling this circuit erased the ...

Confocal microscopy image showing basolateral amygdala cells infected by a virus engineered to introduce the CRE recombinase protein (in red) and the fluorescent protein GFP (in green), allowing ...

Imagine it’s Saturday morning. You’re sipping coffee when your best friend texts, “Any chance you could help me move today?” You sigh—there go your weekend plans—but reply, “Of course.” That afternoon ...

Are there areas of the brain that regulate prosocial, altruistic behavior? Together with colleagues from the universities in Lausanne, Utrecht and Cape Town, researchers from Heinrich Heine University ...

To ensure we get the calories and hydration we need, the brain relies on a complex network of cells, signals, and pathways to guide us when to eat, drink, or stop. Yet, much about how the brain ...