Ever wake up and feel like your brain’s still in sleep mode—foggy, sluggish, or just not ready to deal with the world (or your inbox)? You’re not alone. Most of us spend all this time trying to wake ...

Neuroscience studies show that individuals with higher self-efficacy exhibit greater activation in the prefrontal cortex, the region responsible for d ...

Scientists have discovered that depression can be driven by abnormal sugar modifications on proteins in the brain, offering a new molecular pathway for understanding the disorder.

Extreme instances of stress can cause lasting changes to the brain itself. This could leave some people more vulnerable to addiction, a University of Mississippi study concludes.

What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the answer may be in a surprising twist of evolutionary fate: one of the brain’s ...

Imagine a version of mental health care that adapts to you—your brain, your body, your life—as you go. A personalized plan that can adjust in real time, combining brain stimulation, psychotherapy, ...

In a world where information—true and less true—comes at us quickly, our long-held beliefs can seem like a necessary life raft. But the invisible barriers we erect over time can keep us from richer ...

Five large networks in the brain are highlighted. The salience network, which filters what is salient, or important to focus on, is green. Science and artificial intelligence combined at the Medical ...

I miss the feeling of learning something just because I wanted to know it — not because it was on a study guide or because I’d be tested on it — but just because it was interesting. It was the kind of ...

Are you replacing one person with their clone, or are you preparing someone for the world that's already knocking?

Science and artificial intelligence combined at the Medical University of South Carolina in a study that could lead to personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or rTMS, for smokers ...