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When viewing art, some museum-goers get that loving feeling. They like what they see. A few go so far as to have a religious experience of sorts and report sensations of euphoria. We usually think of these perceptions as originating in the brain, and, of course, they do. But the brain does not appreciate art…

Third-year medical student Eric Kunz didn’t always plan on becoming a doctor. But looking at the work he’s doing now, it’s clear he chose the right path

Exercise has a reputation as a body project. Rio Wilson, a counselor with a Master’s in Counseling from Northwestern University, works from a different starting point. She told me, “We tend to think of exercise as something we do for our bodies, but some of its most powerful effects are happening in the brain.”

No one knows what causes Alzheimer’s disease. There are plenty of risk factors associated with the neurodegenerative disease, like inflammation, smoking, and genetics, but so far no single culprit has emerged. A new study published in Translational Psychiatry, however, investigated the link between Alzheimer’s and another risk factor, depression, leading to some surprising results

Psychology says people who immediately Google symptoms aren’t always hypochondriacs

There were 2,175 press releases posted in the last 24 hours and 484,059 in the last 365 days

Look at a group of kids, and you’re going to see many different shapes and sizes. 

A national strategy for brain health will strengthen prevention, improve access to care, build workforce capability, promote research and reduce inequities

Researchers developing computers powered by lab-grown brain tissue are calling for stronger ethical safeguards, warning that many people who donate cells for medical research may not realize their tissue could eventually be used in biocomputing, Qazinform News Agency correspondent reports

There is a reason you feel done after a big whole food meal but keep reaching into a bag of chips long past hunger. It is not weak discipline. Ultra-processed foods are built, deliberately and expensively, to change how your brain responds to eating, and research is mapping how. Seeing that will not make the…