Scientists have pinpointed Y1 receptor neurons in the brain that can override chronic pain signals when survival instincts like hunger or fear take precedence. Acting like a neural switchboard, these ...

A simple walking technique, the Infinity Walk, is gaining attention for its profound impact on the brain and nervous system.

Babies start processing language before they are born, a new study suggests. A research team in Montreal has found that ...

A natural compound present in the brain shows promise in reducing stroke damage by protecting the blood-brain barrier and lowering inflammation. DMT, short for dimethyltryptamine, is a naturally ...

A tiny brain blip during silent speech revealed the shocking truth: Your brain plans words by imagining sounds, not movements ...

The crazed gunman who massacred four people at the NFL’s headquarters building in Midtown while holding a note begging for his brain be studied for “CTE” actually had the tragic brain disease, the ...

DMT, or dimethyltryptamine is a natural psychoactive molecule found in many plants and mammals. According to an article published in Science Advances, researchers from the HUN-REN BRC Institute of ...

The mother of a 13-year-old boy who was left on life support after he was shot in the head outside of a Dunkin’ Donuts in Queens is still praying for a miracle that the teenager will recover. Sanjay ...

Purpose: Mitophagy is an important process in brain damage, and the precise impact on a traumatic brain injury (TBI) model remains unclear. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) regulates mitochondrial ...

The brain divides vision between its two hemispheres—what's on your left is processed by your right hemisphere and vice versa—but your experience with every bike or bird that you see zipping by is ...