Perhaps no academic area is so replete with jargon as is the field of neuroscience. Dedicated to understanding the interface between the nervous system (brain!) and psychological processes, this field ...

Scientists in France recently surgically removed a slow-growing brain tumor (a diffuse, low-grade glioma) from a patient. The surgery was a success, in more ways than one. It removed the patient’s ...

Patients with COPD demonstrated gray matter decreases in areas of the brain that process breathlessness, fear and sensitivity to pain. The study found patients with COPD show regionally decreased gray ...

September 1, 2010 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)— The volume of the cingulate cortex might be progressively affected as major depressive disorder (MDD) worsens over time, investigators reported here at ...

Novel imaging research indicates that young adults with a higher genetic risk for depression showed less brain activity in several areas when responding to rewards and punishments. The study also ...

Different sugars have different effects on the brain, study finds. Jan. 2, 2013— -- Glucose appears to tamper brain activity in regions that regulate appetite and reward -- but fructose does not, ...

Reston, VA (Embargoed until 7:30 p.m. EDT, Monday, June 14, 2021)--In patients with mild cognitive impairment, taking lipophilic statins more than doubles their risk of developing dementia compared to ...