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

A new study suggests that the brain processes information with high efficiency by synchronizing the physical wiring of neural ...

It is a central question in neuroscience to understand how different regions of the brain interact, how strongly they "talk" ...

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 ...

If you ask someone how to lower their risk of a heart attack, most people can name a few steps. But if you ask how to reduce dementia risk, many would assume it is out of their control. But that ...

Humans are social beings, and it shouldn’t be surprising that there are specific groups of nerve cells in the brain that are directly influenced by social experiences. One important mechanism ...

In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators report that only a small section of ...

Human Connectome Project (HCP) map of white matter tracts connecting various brain regions. Source: Courtesy of the Human Connectome Project In November 2013, I wrote a Psychology Today blog post ...

BUENA VISTA, Va. – Brain Injury Connections of the Shenandoah Valley has opened a new office in Buena Vista and added Jennifer Palmer to its team as case manager. These developments highlight the ...