Early-life adversity affects over half of children worldwide, increasing the risk of cognitive and mental health issues later ...

A Harvard team studying mice found that the brain processes isolation and loneliness like hunger and thirst, highlighting the ...

Researchers have discovered how specific brain circuits process empathy, showing that witnessing others in pain activates the ...

Health and medical professionals have come to view social connection as a fundamental human need akin to food and shelter. In fact, the U.S. Surgeon General highlighted social isolation as a major ...

Social support is thought to be an adaptive response to extreme stressors, Platt said. This means that having strong social ...

Early-life adversity affects more than half of the world's children and is a significant risk factor for cognitive and mental health problems later in life. In an extensive and up-to-the-minute review ...

Researchers have mapped the long-range synaptic connections involved in vocal learning in zebra finches, uncovering new ...

The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) has extraordinary regenerative abilities—the salamander can regrow lost limbs and repair ...

The research has identified a critical brain circuit that plays a pivotal role in regulating cocaine-seeking behavior. Cocaine use disorder casts a long shadow, trapping individuals in a cycle of ...

However, the mechanics of how loneliness or instinctive social need is encoded in the brain are unclear. A new study, "A Hypothalamic Circuit Underlying ... nature of social behavior," said ...