Facial expressions arise from brain networks that encode slow, context-rich meaning and fast muscle control on different time scales, keeping smiles and threats socially precise.

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A researcher at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is shedding new light on the ...

You may have heard of the mind-body connection: the broad concept that thoughts and feelings, especially those related to stress, can influence physical health. Mohamad Alkhouli, M.D., an ...

We once thought of gum disease as a localised issue—an inconvenience of ageing. However, we now know that the mouth serves as a primary gateway for systemic inflammation ...

Scientists have found that when the stomach and brain are synced too strongly, it may signal worse mental health, linking anxiety, depression, and stress to an overactive gut-brain connection. The ...

For the first time, a team of researchers at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), has ...

New connections begin to form between brain cells almost immediately as animals learn a new task, according to a study published this week in Nature. Led by researchers at the University of California ...

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness month. Nearly seven million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million. While there are no guaranteed ...

Even the simplest networks of neurons in the brain are composed of millions of connections, and examining these vast networks is critical to understanding how the brain works. An international team of ...