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'Tour de force' study may explain why trauma can lead to PTSD
Stress can shape how memories are formed, a study in mice suggests. The findings could point the way to future treatments for PTSD and anxiety.
Forgetting may provide a surprising evolutionary benefit, experts say
If you didn't forget things, you'd be in for a world of trouble.
These 3 neurons may underlie the drive to eat food
A brain circuit made up of three types of neurons may regulate appetite, a mouse study finds.
What really caused encephalitis lethargica, the mysterious disease described in the movie 'Awakenings'?
Revisiting a disease that affected a million people might provide answers we need for the future.
Trigger for deadly neurodegenerative disorder identified
The discovery of an important enzyme involved in Huntington's disease may pave the way for future treatments to prevent the condition, researchers say.
Our brains can understand written sentences in the 'blink of an eye,' study reveals
Language processing happens at speeds significantly faster than it takes to speak one word aloud.
At-home brain stimulation could be promising depression treatment, trial hints
A new trial suggests that at-home brain stimulation could potentially be a first-line treatment for depression. However, some experts are skeptical.
Study reveals how the brain divides days into 'movie scenes'
A recent brain-scan study sheds light on how people's brains divide continuous experiences into meaningful segments, like scenes in a movie.
