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Scientists found that virtual forest experiences using sight, sound, and scent offer measurable mood and memory boosts, especially when all senses are activated at once.

GFAP, or glial fibrillary acidic protein, supports star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes that help maintain nerve cell ...

In animals with social structures, the drive to reproduce is a complex process; governed by the brain, it's influenced by ...

One of its patients, a paralysed US military veteran, has revealed a number of activities and tasks that he can now carry out ...

Scientists at the Salk Institute have uncovered how a cluster of thalamic neurons links physical pain to emotional trauma, ...

The study, published March 6 in Nature Medicine, shows that the brain’s immune cells, called microglia, play a more powerful ...

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When you're mentally exhausted, your brain might be doing more behind the scenes than you think. In a new study using ...