Survey from the Saxe Lab aims to measure the toll of social isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Using magnetic nanoparticles, scientists stimulate the adrenal gland in rodents to control release of hormones linked to stress.

CCI and Takeda collaborate on a theoretical approach leveraging networks of people and machines in support of individuals experiencing depression.

The same neurons responsible for encoding reward also form new memories to suppress fearful ones.

Design principles from robotics help researchers decipher elements controlling mental processes in the brain.

Clumps of amyloid protein emerge early in deep regions, such as the mammillary body, and march outward in the brain along specific circuits.

Data on MIT students underscore the importance of getting enough sleep; bedtime also matters.

Focusing awareness on the present moment can enhance academic performance and lower stress levels.

Whitehead Institute team finds drugs that activate a key brain gene; initial tests in cells and mice show promise for rare, untreatable neurodevelopmental disorder.

Researchers solve how the kava plant produces its pain-relieving and anti-anxiety molecules, demonstrate an extensible method to scale and optimize production.