When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part ...

Activity in the brain's somatosensory cortex, which receives pain signals, increased 126 percent following a sleepless night vs. a full night of sleep. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Utilizing optogenetics, researchers at Fujita Health University have selectively deactivated neural pathways with light, revealing new insights into how sensory and motor areas of the mouse brain ...