A Dartmouth study challenges the conventional view that the amygdala—the two-sided structure deep in the brain involved in emotion, learning, and decision making—is simply the brain's primitive "fear ...

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WPI researchers have used a form of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze anatomical changes in the brain and predict ...

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A few minutes beside trees or water can shift the brain into a calmer state. That change is not just a feeling.

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A recent brain imaging study reveals that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder consists of at least two distinct physical subtypes. This discovery suggests that patients may eventually benefit ...

A new study looked for the first time at how cumulative cannabis use is associated with changes in brain structure and cognitive performance in older age – and the result is encouraging.