How do insects perceive mechanical stress? This is a question of interest in many different fields, including comparative ...

A new study published in Nature Neuroscience provides evidence that aging and injury lead to the buildup of senescent neurons ...

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The touch crisis is a hidden epidemic affecting our mental and physical health. Learn why human contact is a vital biological ...

We live in a fast-paced society that subjects us to information overload and high stress. It might be time to embrace the ...

Researchers have developed a new suite of genetic tools for cell-type specific targeting to battle brain disease.

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Generally defined as difficulty maintaining attention or interest in a current activity, boredom is commonly viewed as a ...

The brain is much less like a machine than it is like the murmurations of a flock of starlings or an orchestral symphony ...

The vagus nerve is the primary nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system, which initiates the body’s “rest and digest” response, says Gordon-Elliott. The parasympathetic nervous system supports ...