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A new Cell Reports paper from Bing Yao’s lab in Emory’s Department of Human Genetics provides insights into mechanisms underlying several neurodegenerative diseases, such as ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and Alzheimer’s.

In a new study, a team led by UC San Francisco has unveiled crucial insights relating to posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), a condition that often signals the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

How common is common sense? A straightforward question that, surprisingly, has yet to receive a definitive science-based answer. Now, researchers present a new way to quantify common sense among both individuals and collectives.

Music is often referred to as the universal language, but is musical instinct a universal human trait?

The drug tovorafenib may halt the growth of or shrink some childhood brain tumors, according to a clinical trial published in Nature Medicine.

Researchers report in ACS’ Nano Letters a new application for the technique, called magnetogenetics, that uses very small magnets to wirelessly trigger specific, gene-edited nerve cells in the brain.

An MIT study finds the brains of children who grow up in less affluent households are less responsive to rewarding experiences.

Women who had experienced intimate partner violence had a unique pattern of substantial brain damage, reveals a new study.

Clinical evidence has hinted at a close connection between low testosterone levels and anxiety, and new research has detailed the nature of this link.

How, exactly, DMT alters brain function to produce positive effects observed in clinical trials is not yet clear, though a study from scientists at Imperial College London has shed some light.