A brief pulse of ultrasound can gently influence a split second decision by stimulating a small brain area linked to eye ...

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the opposite: inflammation in a key decision-making brain region actually made ...

Youth with related behavior challenges may have trouble moving between different brain states, according to a new study from Yale Child Study Center. Their brains appear to get stuck in states with ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC Santa Barbara researchers report that only a small ...