Mass General Brigham researchers found that interactions between immune and brain cells drive fear responses, but treatment ...

A new study reveals that chronic stress activates immune cells that travel to the brain, amplify inflammation, and heighten fear responses.

Scientists have created the first map of the crucial structures called mitochondria throughout the entire brain ― a feat that could help to unravel age-related brain disorders 1. The results ...

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Regular heavy drinking could be doing more damage to your brain than simply clouding your memories of a wild night out — and what constitutes “heavy” drinking may be a lot less than you think.

This is because the brain doesn't have specialised pain receptors called nociceptors. The only painful parts of the surgery are when the incision is made through the skin, skull, and meninges (the ...

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Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections. A neuron extends an axon to make contact with ...