This study examined the important question of how neurons code temporal information across the hippocampus, dorsal striatum, and orbitofrontal cortex. Using a behavioral task in the rat that requires ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder associated with persistent, intrusive thoughts (i.e., ...

Researchers have recently uncovered new insights into how the brain’s reward system functions in individuals with ...

Why do beauty standards feel inescapable? Neuroscience and epigenetics reveal how our brains imprint cultural ideals—shaping ...

Ageing is associated with progressive mental decline . This is due to loss of brain volume and inadequate generation of new neurons (nerve cells) .

The growing concerns about social media's impact on children under 16 have led to calls for stricter regulations, as experts ...

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter found in the brain that plays a role in many body functions ... we disperse the sensors all across the striatum, because the dopamine appears differently depending ...

The brain is highly specialized, with neurons in different regions performing distinct cognitive and motor roles, and, depending on their function ... and the striatum. Members of Nagel's group ...

But exactly how this triplet repeat expansion mutation functions to cause the disease ... particularly in neurons in the striatum of the brain. Once this number surpasses 150 repeats, the cells ...

Subtle signs of neurodegeneration can be detected in blood, CSF, and neuroimaging, up to 20 years before the motor symptoms ...