Our capacity for empathy has evolutionary roots. The theory of embodied simulation proposes empathic mirrored responses are triggered by witnessing another’s behavior or emotions.

Sloppy by today’s standards, and maybe even back when it was published in 1955, Henry Beecher’s paper paved the way for sounder drug trials and pushed scientists to better understand how we process pain.

Using computational modeling, Kanaka Rajan builds neural networks to examine brain functions — and to understand how the brain solves problems.

A set of neurons in mice signals when sounds don’t meet their expectations, providing clues into experiences like delusions and hallucinations.

NIH leaders from various institutes discussed the need to consider more social determinants of health in addiction research.

New research on biological markers of depression could one day help doctors spot children and teens most at risk for depression.

Our memory involves encoding, storing, and retrieving information.

Thirst is a basic drive for people to consume fluids, motivated by brain and body regions working to maintain homeostasis, or an internal physiological balance.

And other neuroscience news you may have missed in June 2024.

And other neuroscience news you may have missed in May 2024.