Neuropathic pain, caused by injury or disease of the somatosensory nervous system, is a major clinical challenge and often ...

Scientists found our brain may organize behavior by activity patterns rather than fixed regions, reshaping how brain control ...

Many horse owners think the existence of the prefrontal cortex is a major controversy in equine science. It’s not. It’s just an area that’s riddled with misinformation. Curiously, most people—horsey ...

New research published in European Neuropsychopharmacology provides evidence that the psychedelic brew ayahuasca can facilitate the extinction of severe, trauma-like fear memories in rats. The ...

Over the course of their lives, animals form associations between sensory stimuli and predicted threats or rewards. These associations can, in turn, shape the behaviors of animals, prompting them to ...

Vision shapes behavior and, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds, behavior and internal states shape vision. The research, published Nov. 25 in Neuron, finds in mice that via specific circuits, ...

What does forgiveness look like in the brain? As a neuroscientist, I am always looking for the biological underpinnings of mental processes—not as an effort to distill mystery into molecules, but to ...

Creativity is more than just a spark. New brain scan studies reveal the complicated interplay between multiple brain systems.