This important study combines optogenetic manipulations and wide-field imaging to show that the retrosplenial cortex controls behavioral responses to whisker deflection in a context-dependent manner.

Mental illness is often described in abstract terms, but is rooted in the brain. A study reveals that genes influencing ...

Christmas is a time of year like no other; gifts are exchanged, little-spoken-to relatives are contacted, and appetising ...

You stub your toe on the bedpost. Before your brain even registers the pain, a word explodes from your mouth - sharp, loud and oddly satisfying.Author ...

Scientists developed two new sensors that can detect brain cell communication in real time, tracking chemical messages ...

Healthy aging induces parallel changes in brain functional activity and structural morphology, yet the interplay between ...

He pushed the drill carefully through the last bit of bone. He inserted the thing using the tweezers. He sutured the hole, ...

Conversations about the differences between girls and boys—and between women and men—often make people uneasy. Some fear that ...

This exploratory study in healthy young adults found that plasma sodium levels within the normal clinical range are ...

This important study reports three experiments examining how the subjective experience of task regularities influences perceptual decision-making. Although the evidence linking subjective ratings to ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) leads among young Democratic voters in a hypothetical 2028 presidential primary, according to a new survey. The Yale Youth Poll, released on Monday, shows Ocasio ...

Introduction This article outlines the research protocol for a multicentre, randomised, controlled study designed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of a modified olfactory training (MOT) based on ...