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Using rare brain recordings from patients, scientists found that the thalamus helps trigger visual awareness. The study ...

The adolescent brain may be uniquely vulnerable to nicotine. Vaping rewires brain regions involved in impulse control and ...

A groundbreaking neuroimaging study sheds new light on the structural brain patterns associated with psychopathy, ...

Imagine you are about to confront a friend about a hurtful comment she made and are trying to predict her response. Depending ...

A new study reveals how the brain responds to mental exhaustion, identifying two key regions—the right insula and the ...

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New research suggests that premature babies and even full-term newborns experience pain very differently than adults do.