A good night's sleep often sets the stage for a positive day. But for the nearly quarter of American adults struggling with mental illness, a good ni ...

Study could help destigmatize illnesses like depression and anxiety, and lead to more treatment.

A neuroimaging study found that men and individuals with psychiatric symptoms who experience more pronounced anhedonia tend ...

In the brain, endocannabinoids play a key role in food intake and energy expenditure. Modulating the effect of these molecules could help fight obesity. For years, Stephanie Fulton, a professor ...

A clinical study found that cannabidiol (CBD) significantly reduces alcohol cravings by lowering activity in the brain’s ...

A new study challenges the belief that larger groups reduce cooperation, showing instead that flexible social connections enhance teamwork.

Microbe-derived indoles modulate anxiety and neuronal excitability in the amygdala of germ-free (GF) male mice. These findings demonstrate a molecular mechanism by which microbes tune anxiety-related ...

As a young physiology student Tipu Aziz was inspired by watching grainy videos from the 1970s showing patients undergoing brain surgery for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. The films ...

Scientists have found that every time you get a notification, a “like”, or even watch a video you enjoy, your brain’s reward system (the nucleus accumbens) gets activated. This is the same ...