Worcester Polytechnic Institute Assistant Professor Rich Lopez joins us to discuss why human brains aren't programmed for ...

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

New research from Northwestern Medicine reveals how post-menopausal hormone shifts can weaken the brain’s memory networks.

A new generation of compounds is being studied for its potential to support brain plasticity and adaptive change, potentially ...

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On my last day at work a few years back, they gave me a going-away party, and it turned into something more like a roast. One of the top leaders told a story I’d sort of hoped he’d forgotten. The ...

The session explored how long-term use of substances affects thinking, behaviour, and everyday decision-making and why ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

The outer regions of the brain, the cortex, have specific layers of different cells—neurons—that are similarly ordered among all mammals, from tiny mouse brains to huge elephant brains. However, the ...

India, May 31 -- Why do some people become addicted to nicotine after relatively little exposure, while others are able to ...