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Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines —and people can be trained to ...

Methamphetamine doesn't just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain—it ...

Human perception is multisensory, with dozens of interacting senses shaping how we experience taste, movement, balance, and the world around us. Neuroscientists increasingly treat perception as a ...

Optogenetics has long been a powerful experimental tool, but a growing body of research suggests it may now be approaching a ...

Your brain might have a hidden neural layer that puts you in touch with the same “figures” during altered states of ...

Research shows that a well-placed expletive can dull pain, regulate the heart and help the body recover from stress ...

Experts say the more we challenge our brains as we age, the more resilient it becomes—and “learning a new instrument is a full-brain workout.” After the age of 40, the average brain decreases 5 ...

New research suggests that the quality of a marriage may play a surprising role in obesity risk. Scientists have found that ...

NEW ORLEANS — More than ever, Mikal Bridges believes he and coach Mike Brown are on the same page. And he traces that progress to communication between coach and player. “I think we had some meetings ...

You stub your toe on the bedpost. Before your brain even registers the pain, a word explodes from your mouth—sharp, loud and oddly satisfying. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

If the best ability is availability, New York Knicks guard Mikal Bridges is the best in the league. As it stands, Bridges is the only current player with 500+ consecutive games under his belt, and he ...