No single gene causes OCD, but identifying the genetic markers linked to the condition can help clarify how it develops. Viktoria Ruban/iStock via Getty Images Plus Obsessive compulsive disorder has ...

Our brain may not be as capable of rewiring following an amputation as we thought, which could have serious implications for how we treat a common complication called phantom limb pain. A part of the ...

A BRAIN imaging study has revealed that changes in dopamine production are directly linked to positive psychotic symptoms, regardless of whether patients are diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar ...

The findings of a new brain study could change the way doctors treat mood disorders involving psychosis in patients. The brain imaging study found that changes in brain dopamine are linked to symptoms ...

Can Dogs Understand Human Thoughts? The Answer May Come As A Surprise Your dog doesn’t need words to know when something’s wrong. Science now shows it’s not just coincidence. A growing body of ...

The other day I got an invitation to a windowless office building in downtown Manhattan to get a quantitative electroencephalogram, which is designed to measure brain wave patterns as electrical ...

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have discovered that the plasticizers DEHP and DINP have negative effects on normal brain function in vertebrates. These plasticizers are used in products ...

For the first time, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Amsterdam UMC have identified what happens in neural networks deep within the brain during obsessive thoughts and ...

A large-scale study of U.S. children has found that exposure to green spaces in urban areas is associated with healthier brain development, fewer emotional and behavioral problems, and improved ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — For the first time, researchers have captured real-time images of insulin journeying from the nose directly into the human brain. Using advanced brain imaging, they discovered ...