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A study involving older adults with pre-existing major depressive disorder found no increase in depression and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers have been developing software that could be used to determine the mental workload and affective states of a human brain.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Northwestern University have identified a subtype of autism arising from a cluster of genes that regulate cholesterol metabolism and brain development.

Scientists have produced mutant variants of a membrane protein that can effectively silence neurons when illuminated.

A new study has shown how differentiation of a single gene can change the display of aggressive behavior in the white-throated sparrow.

New research has shown how smell loss associated with COVID-19 infection differs from what you typically might experience with a bad cold or flu.

The endogenous regulation of a specific gene is associated with a reduced risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder following a terrifying experience. In particular, traumatic memories of the experience are less severe.

Scientists have succeeded in precisely influencing the functioning of a single area of the brain by specifically intervening in each participant’s individual brain rhythm.

In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers showed that experimental drugs designed to lower the body’s natural production of alpha-ketoglutarate extended the lives of mice with brain tumors by slowing the growth of the cancer cells.

The results of a new study have suggested a link between Alzheimer’s pathology, lower levels of insulin and lower insulin resistance.