A new study published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity has found that young adults who have recovered from COVID-19 show distinct patterns of brain activity during cognitive tasks, even if they ...

Researchers have identified brain mechanisms that help animals suppress instinctive fear responses when threats prove harmless over time.

A study of over 1,000 young adults reveals that both recent and heavy lifetime cannabis use reduce brain activity in regions ...

A new AI-based tool can translate a person's thoughts into continuous text, without requiring the person to comprehend spoken words. This latest advance suggests it may be possible, with further ...

The brain of humans and other animals is known to contribute to the protection of the body from infections. Past studies have ...

Understanding whether cognitive and perceptual states can be decoded from brain activity alone is a fundamental question in cognitive neuroscience. It is not only relevant for scientific theories ...

Researchers using intracranial electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings from deep within the brain found that meditation led to changes in activity in the amygdala and hippocampus, key brain regions ...

A study of over 1,000 young adults reveals that heavy cannabis use reduces brain activity in key areas associated with working memory, including the prefrontal cortex. Both recent and lifetime use ...

It is homing in on recently published findings that found engagement in a part of babies’ brains when viewing smiling or ...

Researchers have identified brain circuits disrupted by prenatal alcohol exposure, which may explain the cognitive ...

In an international effort, researchers at Western, the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) uncovered how specific patterns in brain activity ...