The performance of skilled behaviors requires a balance between consistency and adaptability. Although the neural mechanisms that regulate this balance have been extensively studied at systems and ...

MIT-led research uncovers how IL-1β activates a specific brain circuit to drive sickness-induced social withdrawal during ...

Study shows social isolation following immune challenge is self-imposed and driven by an active neural process, rather than a secondary consequence of physiological symptoms of sickness.

Love may feel mysterious, all-consuming, even transcendent, but cutting-edge neuroscience is beginning to show us that it is ...

Research applying neuroscience to the workplace indicates that leaders who design purpose-driven change can engage their employees’ biological levers, the biological factors including hormones and ...

Learn how your body uses an immune-to-brain communication line to nudge you away from others when you’re getting sick.

A cytokine activates a specific neural circuit that causes social withdrawal in mice when sick, offering insight into the ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...