Most of us know the feeling: maybe it is making a difficult phone call, starting a report you fear will be criticized, or ...

Human brains still react to chimp voices, hinting at a deep evolutionary link in how we recognize sound.

Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.

“We were able to causally link a specific brain pathway to a ‘brake’ on motivation when individuals face unpleasant tasks in ...

“Over weakening the motivation brake could lead to dangerous behavior or excessive risk-taking,” said Ken-ichi Amemori, lead ...

Blushing is one of those weird little things the body does that we rarely stop to think about—until we feel our cheeks ...

A nano-sized medicine boosts the anti-cancer immune response and eradicates tumors in mice. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, working with colleagues at ...

The natural world is full of animals that seem to defy logic, blurring the line between reality and imagination. Some look ...

The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new UVA Health ...

Scientists based in Israel studying jellyfish and sea anemones have found evidence of them being in sleep-like states.

Mammals aren’t known for the ocular regenerative powers, but a new study shows that nature has a few tricks up its sleeve.

Because animals have a limited capability of understanding human language, they cannot “read” the way humans do.