Recent research indicates that bodily inflammation may disrupt the brain’s ability to process rewards and risks in American Indian adults who have experienced depression. The study found that higher ...

ADHD stimulants may improve performance not by sharpening focus, but by making the brain more awake and motivated.

New research shows jazz improvisation relies on shifting brain networks as musicians move from memory to creative freedom.

I was a third-year medical student at Northwestern on my ICU rotation the first time I saw a dopamine drip. The patient was pale and motionless, his blood pressure dropping by the minute despite large ...

In a study in the Journal of Affective Disorders, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists Pearl Chiu and Brooks Casas investigate how brain signals involved in reward learning might help ...

Excessive screen time in childhood is associated with changes in the brain, particularly in regions involved in attention and ...