With a simple standard MRI scan of the brain, it may soon be possible to predict which people with mental illnesses will gain ...

The traumatic events that firefighters, first responders and law enforcement workers witness can lead to severe mental health struggles in their daily lives. A 2023 study by the National Highway ...

Researchers led by Masako Tamaki at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan report a link between deep sleep and ...

Brain scans have recently been utilized in groundbreaking studies to recreate images from dreams. This impressive leap in technology promises to unlock new perspectives on human cognition and the ...

A brain exercise a day might keep you current—it might even revive your brain chemistry. In a landmark clinical trial led by ...

“A really big question that, at least I ask myself, is, ‘How do we become who we are?’” University of Virginia psychology graduate student Olivia Allison said. New work she is conducting in UVA’s Baby ...

Why don’t we remember specific events during those crucial first few years, when our brains worked overtime to learn so much? A new Yale study finds evidence that we do form memories, but can’t ...

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If EKGs can detect potential problems in heart function, then doctors are asking why brain scans can’t be used in the same way, to identify disorders like depression, autism or schizophrenia. Doctors ...

"It's important for parents and teachers to know about these results." As more and more advocates and organizations work to dispel the myths that boys are better at math than girls or that women don't ...

Learning new information about the world—like details from a fantasy realm—engages brain regions distinct from those used to ...

People with a poor sleep profile had brains that appeared nearly one year older than expected based on their age ...