Research sheds light on how ‘aha!’ moments help you remember what you learn DURHAM, N.C. -- Have you ever been stuck on a problem, puzzling over something for what felt like ages without getting ...

Researchers compared a traditional Chinese medicine, Yueju Pill, with a standard antidepressant and found both reduced ...

For decades, treating major depression has involved a frustrating cycle of trial and error, with patients cycling through ...

Depression affects millions of people worldwide, but much is still unknown about this illness and treatments don't always work. Ph.D. candidate Jesper Pilmeyer examined patients' brains using MRI ...

New research links inflammation to mental health symptoms. Personalized care using brain and immune data could improve ...

Psychopaths have different brain structures to the rest of the population, a study has revealed, helping shed new light on one corner of the "dark personality" triad. Diagnosis with psychopathy is ...

It's widely recognized that psychiatric conditions like depression and anxiety disorders are based in the brain. Scientists have even started to discover which brain areas are involved in different ...

The brain constantly blends split-second reactions with slower, more thoughtful processing, and new research shows how it ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

Every moment, the brain balances signals that unfold at different speeds. Some arrive in milliseconds, such as a sudden sound ...