Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus - which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more - includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3).

In other words, a non-painful stimulus – like when you rub your shin after walking into a table – can overtake slower pain ...

Researchers analyzed how the prefrontal cortex filters through conflicting stimuli to help you determine, say, when it’s safe ...

Maple Grove-based Morari Medical’s device “MOR” is a drug- and chemical-free approach for the common men’s sexual health ...

This new six-part podcast follows the lives of people with severe depression who volunteered for deep brain stimulation.

In the first episode of The Deep End Podcast, we meet Jon Nelson, who shares why he volunteered to get brain implants for his relentless depression.

Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia affecting more than three million Americans a year, has proven difficult to diagnose in earlier stages. But detecting and treating the condition ...

Your brain constantly juggles sensory information to make split-second decisions, but how? A new latent circuit model ...

The olfactory nerves run from the inside of the nose, through the skull, and then directly into part of the brain called the ...

Discover how your mind filters out distractions. New research reveals the specialized neural mechanisms that actively block ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision ...