New tools are helping neuroscientists investigate why early life is such a crucial time for neural development.

The addictive substance in alcohol, ethanol, acts as a stimulant in lower blood-alcohol concentrations and as a depressant in larger concentrations.

Our body’s natural sleep-wake rhythm, or circadian rhythm, helps us stay healthy and function throughout our daily lives.

And other neuroscience news for the week of November 30, 2020.

Drug abuse is one of the nation's most serious health problems. About 9 percent of Americans, more than 22 million people, abuse drugs on a regular basis. Drug abuse, including alcohol and nicotine, is estimated to cost the U.S. more than $600 billion each year.

Opioids are substances that bind to opioid receptors in the brain to relieve pain.

The latest exhibit at Washington, D.C.’s ARTECHOUSE marries cutting-edge neuroscience and art.

Working out buffs up the body — and perhaps the mind, too. New research is revealing how physical activity can reduce and even ward off depression, anxiety and other psychological ailments.

Treating fears in a virtual environment could make therapies for phobias less difficult and more accessible.

Huntington’s disease is a heritable neurodegenerative disease that can impact those under 20 in its juvenile form and develop in adults as early as their 30s and 40s.