Neuroscience

Mouse study illuminates how fearful memories form

A newly discovered mechanism of fear memory formation in mouse brains may help reduce the negative impact of fear and provide new treatment methods for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the future , according to a ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

ALS diagnosis and survival linked to metals in blood, urine

People with higher levels of metals found in their blood and urine may be more likely to be diagnosed with—and die from—amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, a University of Michigan-led study suggests.

Neuroscience

Exercise or snack? How our brain decides

Should I go and exercise, or would I rather go to the café and enjoy a delectable strawberry milkshake? Until now, what exactly happens in our brain when we make this decision has been a mystery to science, but researchers ...

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