A neuroimaging study of adolescents found that the association between impulsivity and future suicidal thoughts depends on how the right anterior insula, a region of the brain involved in processing ...

Research highlights how laughter activates brain networks, boosts key chemicals and reduces stress, with experts calling it a ...

Researchers have discovered a new way that brain plasticity is controlled in early life, offering insight into the ...

The brain has its own immune system, which detects threats and mounts a defense. A growing body of evidence has shown that in Alzheimer's disease, those immune cells are chronically overactivated, ...