Psilocybin, a psychedelic compound contained in some varieties of mushrooms, has recently been found to be promising for the ...

Deleting a gene called PTEN in certain brain cells disrupts the brain’s fear circuitry and triggers anxiety-like behavior in ...

Mice taught to link smells with tastes, and later fear, revealed how the amygdala teams up with cortical regions to let the ...

However, over time, the mice learned to stop escaping from the perceived threat, demonstrating their ability to suppress ...

A study in mice has unpicked the neuronal circuitry responsible for pain suppression in threatening situations, pointing towards better pain relief treatments.

"Forever chemicals" or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in consumer and industrial products ...

While large and venomous, timber rattlesnake bites are extremely rare, with the last recorded human fatality in Ohio ...

Visual artist Maria Lux appears to have answered this call with her exhibition Heart and Mind, Blood and Nerves at the Kenton ...

Scientists have been investigating how the brain makes decisions by participating in the storage of associations between different stimuli.

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