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A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

Scientists discover chronic stress disrupts brain sugar molecules, causing depression through mechanisms current ...

Salk scientists create methods to study messenger proteins in the brain called neuropeptides, finding they control the brain’s fear response in mice—a finding that may help develop more effective ...

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A new study published in Nutritional Neuroscience provides evidence that drinking blackcurrant juice may increase blood flow ...

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Many people may associate the brain with internal processes, such as thinking. Yet social health also relates to the brain, ...

Both moderate and vigorous-intensity exercise has been found to improve brain function. However, it seems that higher-intensity exercise is your best bet for a better brain.