Researchers at the Center for Life Sciences at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have for the first time identified structural ...

A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

It works by switching off nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system, and therefore preventing pain signals getting to the brain. This represents a potential new breakthrough in a world which has ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

Follow this step-by-step guide to perform accurate acoustic reflex tests. Learn techniques to ensure reliable results.

Anxiety-driven physical sensations can mimic more serious medical conditions but we can learn to differentiate between true ...

Inflationary risks were building up as companies continue to pass on rising raw material and labour costs, which required lifting the BOJ's policy rate to levels deemed neutral to the economy ...

Two brain regions work together when mice learn to override the instinct to run and hide from a potential threat.

He echoed Lu’s advice for getting up and getting out when sleep is scarce: “When you’ve been tossing and turning, try moving ...

Each time a person undergoes stress the brain releases cortisol hormones. Cortisol binds to glucocorticoid receptors and tells the body to prepare its “fight-or-flight” response. This hormone also ...

This is because any type of resistance training is a new stimulus to the body, and a previously unstimulated neuromuscular and musculoskeletal system will respond quite dramatically to lower total ...

Some U.S. taxpayers could get a stimulus check by the end of January. Could you get a spare $1,400 check? About $2.4 billion started going out in December, and everyone eligible is likely to have ...