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In a new study on the impact of doomscrolling from an existential perspective, researchers warn that habitual checking of disturbing stories on social media is linked with changes to how we view humankind and the meaning of life.

A new collaboration explores the neural substrates of blushing in a MRI scanner.

Burst sine wave electroporation was found to cause less damage to cells and tissue but more disruption to the blood-brain barrier.

Researchers report that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, destabilizes a critical network of brain areas involved in introspective thinking. The findings provide a neurobiological explanation for the drug’s mind-bending effects.

The largest neuroimaging study of conduct disorder to date has revealed extensive changes in brain structure among young people with the disorder. The largest difference was a smaller area of the brain’s outer layer, known as the cerebral cortex, which…

Researchers have created a new cortical surface template called ‘OpenNeuro Average,’ or ‘onavg’ for short, which provides greater accuracy and efficiency in analyzing neuroimaging data.

A recent study identified beta frequency neural activity in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) of the brain’s frontal lobe as the key neural signature underlying processes associated with recognizing rewards and determining subsequent choices and, thu…

Propofol, a drug commonly used for general anesthesia, induces unconsciousness by disrupting the brain’s normal balance between stability and excitability.

The largest study of CTE to date has found a new link between playing contact sports, chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), and the development of a movement disorder known as parkinsonism.

New results could ultimately help lead to interventions that spark creative thought or aid people who have mental illnesses that disrupt these regions of the brain.