Children's National Hospital and partnering academic centers have found that newborns exposed to opioids in utero exhibited ...

New research reveals that the immune molecule IL-17 can influence behavior by acting directly on specific regions of the brain.

Opioid exposure in the second or third trimester was associated with smaller brain volumes in newborns, a prospective U.S.

Researchers have uncovered how the amygdala processes the probability and magnitude of rewards and assesses risk. The study, ...

The most frequently reported highly positive dreams were joy, lust, calmness, surprise, and playfulness. Dreams with maximal ...

A new study has identified specific brain networks that regulate the intensity of political engagement, regardless of ideology.

Researchers have gained a new understanding of how the brain processes reward and risk information. A study by ...

The survival of a diverse society requires consideration of the evolutionary forces that shape our brain function.

Have you ever felt a chill run down your spine while watching someone else in distress? This phenomenon, known as vicarious ...

Researchers found that police recruits who showed greater activation in a part of the amygdala—a brain region involved in processing fear—while anticipating a threat were more likely to develop PTSD ...