Researchers from Haifa have pinpointed the neural pathway linking the brain and immune system, revealing how the placebo effect works and paving the way for new treatments for various diseases ...

Have you ever heard someone point to a broken-down car, refrigerator, or another piece of machinery and claim, “they just don’t make them like they used to”? According to the theory of retrogenesis, ...

A study of individuals with cocaine use disorder found that, when given the option, those with a thicker insula region in the brain administered more cocaine infusions to themselves. Women ...

There must be something about the human brain that’s different from the brains of other animals — something that enables humans to plan, imagine the future, solve crossword puzzles ...

Neuroscience examines the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system. Neuroscientists use cellular and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology, human behavior and cognition ...

A novel study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published by Elsevier, shows that by tracking year-to-year changes in brain connectivity underlying cognitive ...