Methamphetamine addiction has long been framed as a story of dopamine gone haywire, with the drug flooding the brain’s reward ...

Methamphetamine doesn’t just spike levels of the pleasure-inducing hormone dopamine in the reward pathways of the brain – it ...

Scientists have warned that blockages in the brain’s natural drainage pathways could serve as an early warning sign of ...

Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.

When we learn a new skill, our brain forms new connections between the neurons. The more we do the new skill, the stronger ...

A newly identified enzyme appears to control tau production, brain inflammation, and aging. Researchers at the University of ...

Within the human brain, movement is coordinated by a brain region called the striatum, which sends instructions to motor neurons in the brain. Those instructions are conveyed by two pathways, one that ...

Stroke and spinal cord injuries can severely impair motor functions, and understanding how to promote recovery is a critical challenge. While damaged neurons in the brain and spinal cord have limited ...

This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate ...

A new study definitively reveals the existence of a system that had been theorized to clear metabolic wastes in the human brain. The study uses imaging in neurosurgery patients to show how brain's ...