Vision happens when patterns of light entering the eye are converted into reliable patterns of brain activity. This ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in ...

For over 100 years, scientists have agreed that discrete collections of brain cells fire off signals to other brain areas through a series of interconnected fibers. In a new study, researchers applied ...

Scientists have revealed the molecular structure of a type of receptor that's crucial to brain development and function. 'This study shows the dominant assemblies and states of the GABA receptor. That ...

A study of nearly 10,000 adolescents funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified distinct differences in the brain structures of those who used substances before age 15 compared ...

Magnetic resonance imaging often yields inconsistent results when assessing the brain’s structural characteristics in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). To address this, ...

“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in ...

Prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos is associated with altered brain structure, function, and metabolism, with a duration into late childhood and adolescence.

In a new study, researchers unveil a device that might offer an alternative to invasive procedures. Featuring a novel ...