Humans are known to perceive the environment around them differently based on the situation they are in and their own feelings and sensations. Internal states, such as fear, arousal or hunger can thus ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A failed search for answers about high blood pressure at the Cleveland Clinic became a landmark moment in ...

Scientists at Newcastle University's Neural Circuits Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers at the Blue Brain Project (EPFL, Switzerland) and leading institutions in Spain, have published a ...

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter, a chemical that moves back and forth in the space (called the synapse) between two nerve cells, or neurons. When one neuron is ready to send a message to another, it ...

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) are a class of drugs that affect the brain’s serotonin system, and doctors most commonly prescribe them as antidepressants. SRIs increase the levels of serotonin ...

BERLIN—A multicenter project to identify new targets for antidepressant therapy has been launched in Europe, the project's coordinator announced at the Human Genome Meeting here on Monday (April 5).