Recent advances in neural circuit mapping—including viral tracing, high-resolution imaging, single-cell transcriptomics, and in vivo recordings—have greatly ...

A research team led by Professor Oh Yong-Seok of the Department of Brain Sciences at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science ...

Tthe brain's parenting circuitry (MPOA) drives helping and comforting behaviors toward peers through the dopamine reward ...

Humans and animals share a remarkable capacity to sense when others are in distress and respond with comforting behavior. But the motivation for doing so, and why it sometimes breaks down, has been ...

Mechanism of brain neuropeptide circuit reconstruction uncovered, paving the way for next-generation rapid-acting therapies beyond serotonin - Findings published in Molecular Psychiatry, a leading jou ...

For most of the 20th century, the scientific consensus held that the adult brain was essentially fixed, unable to grow new connections or recover lost function after a critical window in childhood.

A new study reveals the brain circuit behind parental care also controls helping behavior, offering clues about the roots of compassion.

Researchers at the University of Sydney have built a nanophotonic chip prototype that performs ...

Astrocytes in the cerebellum trigger a shift in GABA signaling during late adolescence, enabling adult-level motor coordination.

Social memory—the ability to recognize familiar individuals and distinguish them from strangers—is fundamental to social cognition.

A new study found that deep sleep weakens breathing brain timing in movement circuits and changes internal brain ...