Children with high everyday levels of a protein released into the blood in response to infection are at greater risk...

A study published today has confirmed a link between antipsychotic medication and a slight, but measureable, decrease in brain volume...

Pornography triggers brain activity in people with compulsive sexual behaviour – known commonly as sex addiction – similar to that...

A newly-developed, highly accurate representation of the way in which neurons behave when performing movements such as reaching could not...

New research reveals that brain damage affecting the insula – an area with a key role in emotions – disrupts...

Researchers part-funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) have shown that, contrary to what was previously assumed, suppressing unwanted memories...

Scientists have found that people who feel powerless actually see the world differently, and find a task to be more...

The explosion in music consumption over the last century has made 'what you listen to' an important personality construct –...

Experts believe that plain packaging of tobacco products would cut smoking, a new study has found.

New research by scientists at the University of Cambridge suggests that chronic cocaine abuse accelerates the process of brain ageing.