Researchers found that excessively activated neurons over time, rather than decreased neuronal activity, cause aging-related decline in brain function in nematodes.

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.' ...

Upheaval within the brain’s higher order network could explain psilocybin users’ feelings of profound connection to the ...

Some researchers believe DMT, a powerful psychedelic that may naturally occur in the brain, could be your soul’s “ferryman.” ...

Last year, the path to FDA authorization of the psychedelic drug MDMA for treatment of PTSD hit an unexpected snag. It later ...

John Kounios is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Drexel University. He is co-author of The Eureka Factor: Aha Moments, Creative Insight, and the Brain (Random House, 2015) and ...

I found myself in the surreal position of taking enormous doses of drugs with a group of women I'd known for less than 48 ...