Habits can feel mysterious, arriving almost overnight or refusing to stick despite weeks of effort. New work on a “hidden switch” in the brain suggests those differences are not just about willpower, ...

How does our brain switch between different behaviors? A new study has now provided the first answers to this key question in neuroscience. Using mice, the researchers investigated electrical activity ...

Deep within the brain, scientists have uncovered a hidden “switch” that may decide whether pain fades away—or lingers for months or even years. Researchers found that a small, little-known region ...

The finding in Nature solves a long-standing mystery about the cerebellum, a small region at the back of the brain essential for learning and refining movements from walking and reaching to playing a ...

In a discovery that could transform our understanding of social behavior, scientists have identified a specific brain region that acts like a master switch between aggressive and friendly interactions ...

Now, researchers at the University of California, Riverside have identified a key neural circuit that helps the brain "change gears." The study, published in eLife, shows that a tiny brainstem ...

Scientists discovered that lowering a specific molecule helps microglia switch into a protective state that quiets brain inflammation in Alzheimer’s. A small group of these cells seems to have an ...