Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus—which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and ...

In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required no strong painkillers to manage their pain. In some ...

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat ...

Interrupting signals exchanged between tumors and the nervous system could become a critical pillar of cancer care ...

You lean back from the dinner table, feeling like you physically couldn’t fit another bite in – but then someone offers pie ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

In the first episode of The Deep End Podcast, we meet Jon Nelson, who shares why he volunteered to get brain implants for his relentless depression.

A study of nematodes by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan has found that aging-related decline in brain function is caused by the excessive activation of certain neurons over time, rather than ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

It’s 3 a.m., and you’re staring at a screen, trying to finish a project. Your brain feels foggy, your thoughts sluggish. Coffee can only do so much. But what if a single dose of a common supplement ...

Meta Brain & AI Research Team Head Jean-Rémi King says that the research isn’t geared towards making a marketable device.