Mitochondria - cellular energy hubs in the brain - may be the key link between life stress, trauma, and changes in mental ...

A stressful year leads to anxiety. Lasting isolation gives way to depression. An old trauma nags until it becomes paralyzing.

Chronic stress and social isolation are frequently cited as precursors to physical illness, yet the biological machinery ...

Stress definitely leads to anxiety just like isolation makes way for depression.Psychological and social experiences shape ...

The human brain is made up of billions of interconnected cells that are constantly talking to each other. A new study published in Nature zooms in to the single-cell level to see how this cellular ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped how nearly an entire mammalian brain lights up as decisions are made. The massive effort, which tracked single neurons across almost the whole mouse brain, ...

The brain is the most complicated organ in the human body. With billions of cells that create trillions of connections to allow an individual to move, think, and remember, many of its innerworkings ...

Share on Pinterest Just a single serving of an erythritol-sweetened beverage may harm brain and blood vessel health, according to a new cellular study. Image credit: Mats Silvan/Getty Images. Recent ...

Synaptic plasticity—the brain's ability to modify the connections between neurons to support learning—is one of the neural ...

The human brain shrinks as it ages, affecting the ability to remember — it’s part of life. Yet there are a lucky few, called “SuperAgers,” who possess a brain that fights back. For these people, ...