Strong social connections protect brain health by reducing stress, enhancing cognitive function, and lowering the risk of ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Severe self-injurious behavior in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) poses a significant risk of permanent physical ...

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

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 ...