Here's how the amygdala processes fear and why it plays a key role in phobias. This is how the brain detects threats and triggers emotional fear responses.

The drugs have names that sound like small planets: semaglutide, liraglutide, lixisenatide. Collectively, they belong to a class of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogs that has reshaped the ...

Anticipating the sugar content of a drink enhances the subjective perception of sweetness, even if the drink actually contains only a sweetener. This was reported on March 2 in The Journal of ...

A new study reveals that astrocytes, once dismissed as mere support cells, play a central role in fear memory.

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

Imagine arriving at a busy location with people moving around and a multitude of visual and other sensory cues vying for your ...

Imagine waking up to find your entire body gone — no torso, no limbs — just a head that has expanded, split into five ...

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) proudly announces Kyle M. Loh, Stanford University School of Medicine, as the recipient of ...