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 ...

NEW YORK, New York, UNITED STATES, 10 March 2026 — The drugs have names that sound like small planets: semaglutide, liraglutide, lixisenatide. Collectively they belong to a class of glucagon-like ...

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 ...

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.

Elena Mainetto, from Radboud University, Margaret Westwater, from the University of Oxford, and colleagues at the University of Cambridge explored whether they could change how much people enjoy ...

Expecting sugar increases the brain's reward response to artificial sweeteners, suggesting labels like "diet" may sabotage ...

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People on Ozempic and similar drugs are spontaneously starting to exercise — not because anyone told them to, but because neuroscientists believe these medications are quietly rewiring how the brain ...

Digital engagement is neither inherently benign nor uniformly harmful among young people. Later in life, it can fortify specific cognitive skills through intentional practice.