Researchers found that MDMA reduces anxiety and enhances social behavior in zebrafish by altering key neurochemical systems.

Think about the breath-holding pause at a poker table just after the dealer slips one card face down. In that blink-long hush ...

This is an important study that combines replications of findings and novel detailed MRI investigations to assess the impact of environmental enrichment and maternal behavior on mice brain structure ...

Researchers have uncovered how losing the autism-linked gene PTEN in a specific set of inhibitory neurons reshapes brain circuits tied to fear and anxiety.

Study shows criminality is associated with damage to a key brain pathway involved in emotional control and judgment A new study led by researchers at ...

A new study has found that damage to a specific white matter pathway in the brain—the right uncinate fasciculus—may increase ...

Over the past decades, some lawyers have started using brain imaging scans as evidence during criminal trials, to provide a ...

A new study has found that psychopaths show structural changes in particular areas of the brain that deal with things like ...

Research from the Max Planck Florida Institute reveals that loss of the PTEN gene in inhibitory neurons within the amygdala ...

Deleting a gene called PTEN in certain brain cells disrupts the brain’s fear circuitry and triggers anxiety-like behavior in ...

Neural pathways undergo dramatic shifts when mobile gambling apps deliver rapid-fire dopamine hits, but the long-term impacts remain concerning.