Panic disorder (PD) is a mental health disorder characterized by recurring panic attacks, episodes of intense fear and ...

For decades, the search for the origins of memory loss has focused almost exclusively on two regions of the brain: the prefrontal cortex and the ...

The analysis of nearly 900 participants highlights the importance of the region that transforms thought into movement, ...

Bipolar disorder can feel like a storm that erupts from nowhere, yet for decades the brain circuitry driving those brutal ...

For decades, scientists have searched for a safe way to reach deep parts of the human brain without cutting into the skull.

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...

Recent analysis of human brain tissue suggests that a small and often overlooked region deep within the brain may play a central role in bipolar disorder. Researchers found that neurons in the ...

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a major mental disorder, affecting 1% of the global population. Patients suffering from BD frequently experience manic and depressive episodes, which disrupt interpersonal ...

An estimated 60% of patients with Alzheimer's disease develop epilepsy or subclinical epileptiform activity over the course of the disease. New-onset seizures in cognitively healthy adults also ...

The paraventricular thalamus (PVT) is a critical brain region involved in controlling sleep-wakefulness. Many neural nuclei and circuits regulate consciousness under both sleep-wakefulness and general ...

Summary: New research reveals that even a small loss of myelin—the protective coating around neurons—can severely disrupt how the brain sends and interprets sensory information. Studying ...