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

The largest study yet into the effects of cannabis on the brains of 18- to 36-year-olds has found that the drug can reduce ...

Imagine a Bermuda where every child is poised to reach their fullest potential. Each of us has the power to make this a ...

Dissociative identity disorder arises as a response to trauma. Understanding its neurobiology offers valuable insights into ...

The late-teens have been described as a “critical period” for intervening on escalating drug use after research among 20-year-olds found that recent use of cocaine (within the last year ...

In 2012, neuroscientist Maiken Nedergaard from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) described a unique system used by the brain to rid itself of waste. Termed the "glymphatic system ...

A brain structure called the amygdala ... The discovery of a key molecular mechanism that controls the development of these structures uncovers principles about how cortico-amygdala circuits ...

When the trajectory of development is disrupted, brain health can be impacted ... “The environments during critical developmental periods, such as early childhood and adolescence, shape brain ...

I know I’m not alone, because people in my life complain about their own brain-rot speech patterns ... We were living in a “revolutionary period in linguistic history,” she argued, in ...