From work meetings to first dates, it's essential to adjust our behavior for success. In certain situations, it can even be a ...

From work meetings to first dates, it’s essential to adjust our behavior for success. In certain situations, it can even be a ...

Researchers in Okinawa set out to discover the neural basis of how we switch our behavior when situations change.

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that help nerve cells (neurons) communicate with one another. These chemical messengers affect the brain by either exciting (stimulating), inhibiting ...

The idea that people make decisions based on social context is not a new one in neural economic games. But now, for the first time, researchers show the impact of the social context may spring from ...

The human brain contains nearly 86 billion neurons, constantly exchanging messages like an immense social media network, but neurons do not work alone – glial cells, neurotransmitters, receptors, and ...

While neurotransmitters such as serotonin are best known for their roles in brain health, receptors for neurotransmitters are located throughout the human body," explained the study's senior author, ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have used powerful new brain imaging techniques to reveal a neurochemical imbalance within specific brain areas in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder ...

Scientists have uncovered a "major piece of the puzzle" in understanding obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which could open up new lines of treatment. Compulsive behaviours – such as obsessive ...