Exercise enhances memory, mood, and learning through stronger glutamate signaling but can become toxic when pushed too far, according to a review of 57 studies.

Distracting adults during task makes them behave like children

Massive international brain scan study of nearly 9,000 children and teens finds the same pattern of cortical surface area shrinkage across anxiety, depression, ADHD and conduct problems in brain regions that support emotion…

A recent study suggests that individuals with psychotic disorders process sensations they produce themselves, such as their own touch or heartbeat, differently from people without these conditions

New therapeutic brain implants could defy the need for surgery: « MIT researchers created microscopic wireless electronic devices that travel through blood and implant in target brain regions…

Subtle brain changes found in children exposed to trauma, even without behavioral symptoms

Hypertension affects the brain much earlier than expected: « The changes help explain why hypertension is a major risk factor for developing cognitive disorders, such as vascular cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease

New State-Of-The-Art 7 Tesla MRI Reveals How the Human Brain Anticipates and Regulates the Body’s Needs

Via specific circuits the brain’s executive control center (prefrontal cortex) sends tailored messages to regions governing vision and motion to ensure that their work is shaped by contexts such as one’s level of arousal and whether they are on the move.

Neurosteroids reshape NMDA receptor pores, increasing or decreasing conductance depending on pore shape, which were previously thought to be static.