It’s all about tricking our brains like Pavlov’s dogs—on purpose Dopamine anchoring is a self-help technique that uses positive associations to make boring or challenging tasks feel more manageable, ...

The human brain holds an astonishing ability to reshape itself throughout life. This concept, known as neuroplasticity, has become a cornerstone of modern neuroscience, revealing profound insights ...

The highly selective border lining the brain’s vasculature is the Achilles’ heel of any large therapeutic molecule aiming for targets in the brain, anti-Aβ antibodies included. Not only do fewer than ...

How does the brain take out its trash? That is the job of the brain’s lymphatic drainage system, and efforts to understand how it works have pushed the boundaries of brain-imaging technologies. “We ...

Suicide is one of the greatest public health challenges in the United States and worldwide, with nearly 50,000 annual deaths attributed to it in the US alone. That means someone dies by suicide at a ...