Music can evoke intense pleasure, sometimes experienced physically as pleasant "chills." While the effect of music on ...

A study has shown how aspects of brain function change with age, revealing that excitatory processes in the brain decrease, while inhibitory processes increase as children get older. The findings are ...

A new LSD-derived compound called JRT shows promise for treating schizophrenia and other brain disorders without inducing ...

A team at UC Davis has created a new drug called JRT that mimics LSD’s brain-healing effects without the hallucinogenic side ...

Ask any smoker who has tried to quit and they’ll tell you it isn’t easy. But a recent study offers a surprising glimmer of ...

Yolonda Richardson, president and CEO of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, called the decision “a major victory for the health of America’s kids and efforts to protect them from the flavored ...

A research team led by Dr. SHIN Hee-sup at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has uncovered a fundamental brain circuit that distinguishes these two types of fear. Their findings reveal that the ...

Summary: Scientists have uncovered a dedicated brain circuit that distinguishes between direct fear and fear learned by observing others—known as vicarious fear. The study shows that the right side of ...

A previously overlooked dopamine-producing brain circuit drives hedonic eating, or eating for pleasure, according to a new study in mice. The findings offer insights into how GLP-1 agonist drugs like ...

A new type of painful gum disease that can last for years at a time has been discovered in users of trendy nicotine pouches, dentists have warned. Swedish experts say they have seen a rise in ...