A study by Alison Preston and colleagues focused on how old and new memories are integrated in the hippocampus.

The screen worked, flagging expected cancer genes. But it also kept returning something that seemed impossible: genes for synapses, glutamate receptors, and neural signaling pathways. “We absolutely ...

One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The ...

The connection between the gut and brain was discovered long ago, but the role of the gut microbiome in this relationship is still being explored. Recent studies suggest that disruptions or ...

Communication between the body and the nervous system is called interoception and it allows the brain to sense internal states, such as hunger, pain, or heart rate. The vagus nerve is an important ...

You may have heard of the mind-body connection: the broad concept that thoughts and feelings, especially those related to stress, can influence physical health. Mohamad Alkhouli, M.D., an ...

The authors suggest that these results highlight the sophisticated connection between vision and language in the human brain. The authors add, "Our findings reveal that the brain's ability to store ...

The human body has a remarkable way of sending signals when something feels overwhelming. Sometimes those signals come as ...

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A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new—and important or just "background noise." Led by researchers ...