PSCAN, a novel imaging technique that enables high-resolution, minimally invasive observation of the brainstem’s nucleus ...

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Speech has shaped human cognition and society through symbolic thought.

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If you have ever had a song on repeat in your brain, you are not alone. Catching an earworm - or having “involuntary musical imagery” in psychological parlance - is exceedingly common and universal.

“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in ...

Emerging research reveals how endless swiping, rejection cycles and dopamine-driven experiences are quietly eroding emotional ...

A new study published in Brain suggests that specific brain circuits are linked to how intensely people engage in political ...

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