Monkey experiments hint at a "motivation brake" pathway between two brain regions. Manipulating it may lead to new treatments ...

When we learn a new skill, our brain forms new connections between the neurons. The more we do the new skill, the stronger ...

Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.

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Methamphetamine doesn’t just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain – it ...

Within the human brain, movement is coordinated by a brain region called the striatum, which sends instructions to motor neurons in the brain. Those instructions are conveyed by two pathways, one that ...

Stroke and spinal cord injuries can severely impair motor functions, and understanding how to promote recovery is a critical challenge. While damaged neurons in the brain and spinal cord have limited ...

This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate ...

Scientists have warned that blockages in the brain’s natural drainage pathways could serve as an early warning sign of ...

Tufts University School of Medicine researchers developed imaging technology that records neuronal activity throughout the brain during the first weeks of recovery. They discovered that a head injury ...