Schizophrenia risk may reflect two brain pathways with different cortical and subcortical balance. Early language learning ...

A newly discovered biological chain reaction explains how high levels of a common brain chemical can lead to cellular ...

A new study finds a link between early eating and lifelong brain health, suggesting that consuming unhealthy foods during ...

In a groundbreaking study, a New York University Langone research team believes they have honed in on the brain pathways of a genetically determined repetitive motor behavior that is linked to autism.

Scientists discover that sickle cell disease forces the brain to recruit extra "attention backup" to maintain normal cognitive function.

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A patient’s expectation of a drug’s effect influences the drug’s efficacy and the pain-related brain pathways that are activated during treatment, according to a study published in Science ...

Pasca Lab specializes in growing three-dimensional organoid models from reprogrammed stem cells, which capture molecular changes during fetal brain-like development. Because the human brain cannot be ...

A new study reveals how cocaine use alters brain circuits tied to memory and reward, leaving the brain more vulnerable to relapse.

A hidden molecular chain reaction in the brain may push key cellular systems into overdrive in autism—and scientists just found a way to switch it off.

When myelin breaks down, white matter in the brain deteriorates, a change commonly seen with aging. At the same time, microglia, the brain’s primary immune cells, can shift from protective responders ...