A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

Acetaminophen works via the brain’s endocannabinoid system to both reduce pain and induce changes that are beneficial for ...

Salk scientists create methods to study messenger proteins in the brain called neuropeptides, finding they control the brain’s fear response in mice—a finding that may help develop more effective ...

A collaborative effort between Mount Sinai and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has shed valuable light on how monoamine neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine, and now histamine help ...

False-colour positron emission tomography (PET) scan highlighting limbic areas in a human brain. A receptor for the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA is visualised here in regions of the brain ...

And nicotine really is addictive. The dopamine it stimulates, particularly in a brain area called the nucleus accumbens, ...

Coffee may benefit the brain through multiple pathways, but caution is key due to caffeine consumption.

In the split second as you accidentally touch the hot handle of a cast iron skillet, pain and a sense of danger rush in. Sensory signals travel from the pain receptors in your finger, up through your ...

The best foods for brain health contain omega-3 fatty acids, polyphenols, and other brain-boosting nutrients. Here, ...