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New research shows that the smell of a cooperating individual rat is enough to trigger an altruistic and helpful response in another.

New research can pinpoint specific areas of the brain that individually promote patience through the action of serotonin.

UB researchers have identified new functions in the ataxin 3 gene (ATXN3) –which causes Machado-Joseph disease, the most common type of ataxia– in the development of retina photoreceptors.

A research team has found olfaction may play an important role in motivating mammals to engage in voluntary exercise.

Researchers have focused on how animals assess the resource’s value and their opponent’s fighting ability, and found that emotions resulting from this drive animal behaviour.

A new study found in a large number of patients that tau secretion arises from tiny malfunctioning compartments inside the brain's neurons, associated with Alzheimer's.

New research has found that higher than normal blood pressure is linked to more extensive brain damage in the elderly.

Scientists from Trinity have developed a new gene therapy approach that offers promise for one day treating an eye disease that leads to a progressive loss of vision and affects thousands of people across the globe.

A novel CAR T-cell therapy has shown promising early results in children with neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. Twelve children with relapsed or refractory neuroblastoma were treated as part of a Phase I clinical trial.

The most exciting moments in sports are often linked to surprise, an unexpected change of circumstances that abruptly shifts the anticipated outcome of the game. Neuroscientists decided to capitalize on these moments to study how human brains process surprise.