In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required no strong painkillers to manage their pain. In some ...

The discovery opens up opportunities to study the therapeutic properties of ibogaine and related compounds. Ibogaine, a ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision ...

Your brain constantly juggles sensory information to make split-second decisions, but how? A new latent circuit model ...

In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required ...

Researchers at the Center for Life Sciences at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have for the first time identified structural ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people's diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes.