Why your brain won’t switch off even when your body is exhausted, research reveals

Many older adults struggle with sleep as their brains fail to switch off, a study reveals. Insomniacs' brains remain alert ...
WRAL

Brain stimulation acts 'like a switch' to turn off severe depression for one patient

After years of suffering, a patient with severe and untreatable depression has finally found relief with an experimental brain implant originally developed to help people with epilepsy, researchers in ...
Digital Journal

Discovering the brain circuit that can ‘switch off’ chronic pain

Brain preserved in formaldehyde. — Gaetan Lee (CC BY 2.0) Brain preserved in formaldehyde. — Gaetan Lee (CC BY 2.0) Scientists have discovered a brain “pain switch” that prioritises survival needs ...

Why some brains refuse to switch off at night, researchers explain

Why does the brain refuse to switch off at night? New research links insomnia to disrupted circadian rhythms and delayed cognitive disengagement.
AOL

Scientists Found a Hidden Switch in Your Brain That Could Reverse Memory Loss

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The brain may lie at the biological center of our lived experience, but the scientific underpinnings of ...
Neuroscience News

Brain Switch Identified for Unlearning Fear Faster

Neuroscientists identify a CRF-neuron "switch" in the brain's BNST region that, when activated, allows for significantly faster unlearning of fear responses.