A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

For years, serotonin has been linked to anxiety, but new research flips the script—higher serotonin in the cerebellum might actually reduce anxiety, not increase it. By manipulating ...

It works by switching off nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system, and therefore preventing pain signals getting to the brain. This represents a potential new breakthrough in a world which has ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision making.

August, for example, is orange, quite long and evenly shaped, while September is light blue and bends round a corner.

Colour walk is a creative exercise that can be good for your mental health. All you have to do is focus on a specific colour ...

Researchers at CU Anschutz are studying the effect of psychedelic mushrooms on patients with treatment-resistant depression.

While a daily multivitamin is generally considered safe, it's possible to overdo it with certain vitamins. "You do also have ...

In the late 1800s scientists began to interrogate the neurological basis of dreams. That changed in Sigmund Freud’s time but ...

Discover how a simple online test can reveal whether you perceive colors as blue or green and why monitor calibration is ...

Researchers at the University of Montreal have found a creative way to study brain activity in cats, aiming to improve pain ...