In a study published in Cell on July 10, researchers reported the first comprehensive study of whole-brain projectomes of the ...

A new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology sheds light on how heroin exposure alters brain function related to social ...

A traditionally overlooked type of RNA plays an important role in promoting resilience to depression-but only in females.

Oxytocin is a hormone linked to bonding of all kinds—maternal, familial, romantic, social. In mice, the team found, the ...

Rockefeller scientists identified a hormonally primed brain circuit in mice that governs sexual receptivity in females and ...

Nessa Yip explains the progress made by neuroscience towards answering a question at the centre of the human experience ...

We might not think we remember something, but attempting to recall it still fires up activity in our brain linked to memory, which seems to direct our behaviours ...

The point of describing the neurological and psychological mechanisms that underpin taking offense is that knowledge is power ...

This matters. Pain isn’t just a fleeting signal; it can shape long-term brain development. Earlier studies have shown that ...

The brain weighs factors based on their importance to oneself and one’s social world as part of a complex calculation that shapes behavior ...