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Autistic children with traditional anxiety had significantly greater amygdala volume than children without ASD. Those with autism-distinct anxiety had significantly lower amygdala volume.

Astrocytes may play a significant role in information processing and memory, a new study reports.

Risk markers for adverse psychological consequences following traumatic injury share similar core similarities across different populations and countries.

Researchers have uncovered neural circuitry that allows the CA1 region of the hippocampus to communicate with its counterpart in the opposite hemisphere despite there being no connection between them.

Study finds a link between early-life poverty and child adversity and an increased risk of developing externalizing disorders during adolescence and young adulthood, especially in females.

Around 25% of patients with multiple sclerosis have blood antibodies that bind to the Epstein-Barr virus and EBNA1, a protein made in the brain and spinal cord. Researchers say this is the first study to definitely show that the Epstein-Barr virus can …

Both the majority of religious and non-religious people consider information provided by scientists to be more credible and reliable than information provided by religious leaders, a new study report.

Modulating the gut’s microbiome by fecal implants induced behavioral and cognitive changes in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers say the findings could help develop therapies to stall dementia via probiotic use and fecal transplantation.

Contact-seeking behavior in mice is driven by amylin peptide in the medial preoptic area of the forebrain.

Hyperthyroidism causes the amygdala and hippocampus to shrink when hormone levels are high, but when hormone levels subside, symptoms reduce and the brain areas resume their normal size.