Anxiety is often described as a whole‑brain problem, but a series of mouse experiments suggests that, in some cases, a single ...

Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any moment, the brain is flooded with information, and staying focused depends ...

A missing brain molecule may be disrupting neural wiring in Down syndrome, according to new research. Replacing it in adult mice rewired brain circuits and improved brain flexibility, challenging the ...

Auricular vagal neuromodulation therapy is a non-invasive and non-surgical treatment that could aid cardiovascular disease ...

Your brain physically decreases in size when you are suffering from chronic pain. 1 Historically, scientists thought a person was born with a certain number of brain cells and slowly lost them over a ...

For the first time, researchers at Leipzig University and other institutions have gained comprehensive insights into the entire nervous system of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). The findings ...

Studies of heart-rate variability – small changes between heartbeats controlled by the vagus nerve – show that swearing may ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Is it possible to use artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT without internet access? Not yet, but if it were possible, it wouldn’t just expand what we could do with those ...