A study published in Nature Communications reports that a key function of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is to help the brain adapt to performing new tasks. When the researchers changed the rules ...

Soyoun Ahn, Yujeong Kang, Jong Won Lee, Se Jin Jeong, Yoo Jin Lee, Soomin Lee, Jeongyeon Kim, Ja Wook Koo, Jeansok J. Kim, Min Whan Jung Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United ...

Activation of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) has been associated with risk factors for alcohol use disorders in adolescents. A new study has used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to ...

As we grow older, it’s natural for our brains to slow down a little. One major reason is the gradual weakening of the ...

Modern life often keeps us trapped indoors, disconnected from the natural world that shaped human evolution for millennia.

Kelsea Ballerini gave a shout-out to her antidepressant medication in her latest life update. The “Cowboys Cry Too” singer, ...

Scientists studying SuperAgers reveal how some 80-year-olds have brains that are as sharp as people 30 years younger.

Decades before Alzheimer’s disease symptoms appear, neurons become hyperactive, and the reason could be that astrocytes fail to keep them in check. In a bioRxiv preprint uploaded on April 26, ...

Depression is one of the most widespread mental health disorders worldwide, characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, a loss of interest in everyday activities, dysregulated sleep or eating ...