Neuroimaging

New brain scans show that drugs like LSD, psilocybin, and MDMA reliably reduce the upward flow of information into a core brain network. This surprising shift offers a biological explanation for their psychological risks and benefits.

Scientists have discovered that a child’s early brain activity can forecast their future social life. Surprisingly, the same neural response to emotional faces predicts very different patterns of peer engagement for boys and girls entering adolescence.

People who experienced abuse during childhood may automatically lock their attention onto signs of anger. A new brain wave study reveals that survival adaptations tied to early trauma manifest as involuntary reflexes rather than conscious emotional evaluations.

Individuals with a cocaine addiction may fall into three hidden behavioral types. Scientists mapped the brains of people who use cocaine, revealing new biological targets that could help personalize rehabilitation regimens and improve overall recovery rates.

A neuroimaging study provides evidence that structural brain differences in autistic individuals align with the distribution of serotonin receptors. This underlying neurochemistry suggests a biological link to the social and communication traits associated with autism.

A new study found that background electrical brain activity while listening to speech relates to everyday verbal communication skills in autistic children and teens, suggesting that higher neural noise may affect practical language use.

New neuroimaging research reveals that the functional brain networks supporting attention operate on a continuous spectrum, looking functionally identical in children whether or not they have a diagnosis of ADHD.

A new brain imaging study reveals that newborn babies respond more strongly to infant cries than to spoken language. The findings suggest that a baby's physical ability to vocalize shapes how their brain processes communicative sounds from birth.

A new study reveals that mirror neurons don’t just care about final goals. Instead, these brain cells work together in dynamic networks to continuously track the specific physical details of observed movements in real time.

A new study published in the journal Neuron reveals that controlling your breathing rhythm can alter your choices. Researchers found that exhaling slowly shifts the body into a relaxed state, making the brain more sensitive to potential rewards.

When you learn a new skill, your brain undergoes physical changes. A new study using advanced MRI technology reveals that mastering a task triggers two distinct, unexpected cellular reactions that reshape our understanding of human neuroplasticity.

By genetically enhancing a specific protein in mice, scientists successfully reduced the toxic tau tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The study offers new insights into how the brain defends itself against severe neurodegenerative damage.

A massive study of elementary schoolers reveals that socioeconomic status heavily shapes childhood brain wiring and cognitive abilities. When resources are equalized, perceived racial differences vanish, showing that environmental access drives developmental outcomes far more than demographic categories.

A recent EEG study suggests alleged mediumship produces brain connectivity different from rest or psychiatric illness. But because the mediums spoke out loud while the control group remained silent, the findings carry significant scientific caveats.

Childhood trauma leaves a lasting footprint far beyond memory. Recent research reveals how early adversity physically alters our brain structure, disrupts gut health, and reshapes our body's stress response long into adulthood.