Turning off a group of cells in the mouse brain can produce behaviors relevant to schizophrenia.

A song can remind you of an event that happened many years ago. Learn about the processes of memory and watch as a woman remembers her first date.

Scientists are finding evidence that neuroinflammation can alter mood and cognition, perhaps enough to help cause psychiatric disorders.

Studying sex differences in the brain may one day lead to new information about brain illnesses that affect one sex more than the other.

Neuroscientists are beginning to reveal how chronic stress can impact the brain, body, and behavior.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are more common than you might think, and can cause severe problems for those affected.

From remembering a friend's face to figuring out where you left your keys, the act of memory has many dimensions.

The introduction of the post-traumatic stress disorder diagnosis in 1980 affirmed that traumatic experiences, even absent physical injury, could have enduring consequences for brain function and mental health.

A new study now shows that just one night of sleep deprivation results in the accumulation in the brain of a protein implicated in Alzheimer's

A major breakthrough in understanding how the brain accomplishes learning and memory began with the study of a person known by his initials, H.M.