A study at Lund University reveals that traumatic brain injury alters the small vessels in the brain, resulting in an accumulation of amyloid beta—a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. The findings ...

A new study investigated the brain circuits involved in psychosis—a condition characterized by delusions, hallucinations, ...

Before arriving at Janelia three years ago, Postdoctoral Scientist Antonio Fiore was designing and building optical ...

Striking brain similarities have been detected in patients who experience long COVID and Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS), in particular, a larger than normal hippocampus.

As I dig into the new-to-me area of brain science, I am intrigued by the overlap between it and social-emotional learning (SEL), an area I've focused on for years. First, scholars explain how ...

Pain is an example of an important sensory neuron. When you feel pain from a hot pan or a sharp pin, you are sending sensory information via sensory neurons up to the brain. The flow of electrical ...

Background: The present study explored the risk factors for cerebral infarction perioperative moyamoya disease by meta-analysis. Methods: The PubMed, Embase, Cochrane library, Web of science databases ...

"Firefighting crews right now are filling sandbags to be placed in impacted areas to protect communities in the event of winter storms." At the time this article was written, the latest red-flag ...

With rain likely to come this weekend, Mayor Karen Bass signed an emergency executive order to help the city prepare its burn areas. Bass’ executive order directs city crews to clear and remove ...

The brain interprets these sensory cues to understand what’s going on outside and inside the body. This allows a person to use their body to interact with their surrounding environment and ...