Consciousness is at the center of human existence, the ability to see, hear, dream, imagine, feel pain or pleasure, dread, ...

Mount Sinai researchers have identified for the first time the neural mechanisms in the brain that regulate both positive and ...

Regular cannabis use could boost a key memory function in people with PTSD. However, for people with mild or no PTSD, the ...

Bringing mice to an enclosure and zapping their feet with tiny electric shocks, then bringing the mice back to the enclosure ...

In the modern era, a nation's prosperity is defined by the strength of its human capital, not its natural resources, but its minds. Yet in Ethiopia, a combination of wars, political instability, and ...

The study, led by UTSA psychology professor Itamar Lerner, involves collaboration with first responders, such as firefighters ...

A new study reveals that dopamine release along a specific brain circuit helps extinguish fear by activating reward-related neurons in the amygdala.

Tiny flashes of light from your cells may transform our understanding of mental health. The science of biophotons reveals a ...