Basic knowledge about the brain can yield greater understanding and compassion about mental health issues. Considering the ...

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Researchers used electroencephalography to monitor the brain waves of college students with and without histories of ...

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New research suggests that the body’s internal chemistry may quietly shape how well people learn, remember, and even unlearn ...

When compulsions feel protective, OCD treatment gets harder. Here's the neuroscience behind why trauma makes OCD feel so much more convincing.

Early life experiences shape human development in profound and lasting ways. Recent scientific literature provides evidence ...

Our brains might be more alert when unconscious than we realized. A new study of brain cells in the hippocampus shows that people under general anesthesia can process language in real time and even ...

Summary: A new study revealed the precise biological pathways by which early-life adversity becomes “embodied,” translating childhood trauma into lifelong physical and psychological health ...

After trauma, some people develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health condition that can involve intrusive nightmares, flashbacks and physical reactions when reminded of the ...

Researchers discovered that the brain continues sophisticated language processing and prediction even while unconscious under anesthesia, challenging long-held assumptions about consciousness. Credit: ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Since the first of May, the North Dakota Brain Injury Network has been screening those newly incarcerated in the state penitentiary. And of the 28 people workers have met with, ...