A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new, and important or just "background noise." Led by researchers ...

Most of us know the feeling: you lie in bed replaying the same scenario, asking the same "what if?" questions, and no matter how many times you turn it over, your mind won't let it go. This is the ...

Diverse sensory and cognitive functions rely on complex and dynamic neural interactions between cortical and subcortical brain areas to coordinate incoming inputs and feedback processes, creating ...

Neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression and ADHD, remain a global health burden, with current treatments often limited by individual variability and insufficient long-term efficacy. In a ...

New research challenges traditional views of how the brain makes decisions, suggesting that even its earliest regions play a ...

The simple act of scrolling has evolved far beyond a harmless pastime. It is now a neurological cycle that changes brain chemistry, hijacks attention periods, and blurs emotional health—particularly ...