A newly identified part of a brain circuit mixes sensory information, memories, and emotions to tell whether things are familiar or new, and important or just "background noise." Led by researchers ...

Diverse sensory and cognitive functions rely on complex and dynamic neural interactions between cortical and subcortical brain areas to coordinate incoming inputs and feedback processes, creating ...

Most of us know the feeling: you lie in bed replaying the same scenario, asking the same "what if?" questions, and no matter how many times you turn it over, your mind won't let it go. This is the ...

Neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression and ADHD, remain a global health burden, with current treatments often limited by individual variability and insufficient long-term efficacy. In a ...

What is an Open Loop? And why does it limit our success and happiness? Open Loops: Thinking too much with no closure. Worry, rumination, and anxiety are all about the mind thinking about something ...