In many therapeutic conversations about emotion, there is an implicit assumption: that the task is to identify what someone is feeling—and to name it more precisely. From a contemporary neuroscience ...

Scientists have identified two specific types of brain cells that behave differently in people with depression, offering a ...

For decades, neuroscientists have been trying to uncover the neural processes that allow humans and various other animals to ...

Since his birth 33 years ago, Jonathan Keleher has been living without a cerebellum, a structure that usually contains about half the brain's neurons. This exceedingly rare condition has left Jonathan ...

For decades, depression has been explained to patients as a “chemical imbalance” in the brain, a vague phrase that never ...

May is National Stroke Awareness Month, and, as we typically do, we’ll review common stroke symptoms and lifestyle habits to ...

Women react differently to negative images compared to men, which may be explained by subtle differences in brain function. This neurobiological explanation for women's apparent greater sensitivity ...

Imagine if keeping your brain in top shape was as routine as brushing your teeth in the morning or exercising before work. Brain health is more than simply the absence of disease; it is the state of ...

Menopause marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years. But the transition affects far more than reproductive health: it also reshapes the brain. As estrogen and progesterone decline, cognitive ...