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Across a wide range of species, from mice to fish, a common set of genetic changes appear to be linked to monogamous behaviour

A new study has identified racial disparities between African Americans and Caucasians in the level of a key biomarker used to identify Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers report our knowledge about the real world size of an object, and not its visual size, helps to guide our attention.

The authors of a study published in Physical Review D have shown that coherent neutrino scattering with nuclei provides a novel way to measure the neutrino charge radii. This interaction was theoretically predicted more ...

According to researchers, the prevalence of being left-handed is lower in children who were breastfed compared to those who were bottle fed. The study proposes breastfeeding may optimize brain lateralization towards domi...

Researchers report a mutation of PAC1R may be linked to the severity of social deficits experienced by those on the autism spectrum. The findings could serve as a biomarker to guide interventions and predict better outco...

According to a new study, our attitudes toward specific social groups become less bias over time and as we age.

A new study from UCLA researchers demonstrates the limitations of some current deep learning algorithms.

Researchers shed light on the neural mechanisms behind risk taking behaviors. The study reveals the decision to 'up the ante', even when faced with long odds, is a result of an internal bias that adds up over time and in...

Researchers depression and anxiety alters energy metabolism in the brain.

According to a new study, adults on the autism spectrum can recognize complex emotions, such as regret an relief, in others as easily as those without the condition.

A new neuroimaging study helps researchers predict the response people will have to public health campaigns. The study may help epidemiologists design campaigns to help change people's attitudes and behaviors.

2019 is finally here. We thought it would be a good time to look back at some of the most popular Neuroscience News stories of 2018.

Exercise improves mental performance and this may be due to a hormone called Irisin. The hormone may help protect against Alzheimer's disease too

People who took a five-day break from Facebook had a decreased level in the stress hormone cortisol, but also reported a lower life satisfaction

Following the shock announcement of the world's first genome-edited babies, geneticist Robin Lovell-Badge says the world must agree a set of safety protocols

Doctors use facial features to diagnose common genetic disorders, but that's tricky to do with some rare ones - artificial intelligence can help

UNSW researchers at the Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T) have shown for the first time that they can build atomic precision qubits in a 3-D device--another major step towa...

A central objective of chemical and molecular physics is to understand molecules as quantum mechanical systems. The complex internal dynamics of such systems evolve across wide energy and time scales, exhibited by a vari...

Japanese researchers have found an approach to more quickly and successfully identify superconducting materials.

From the early years of aviation up until about 2000, the main way pilots navigated was by playing connect-the-dots across a map.

Neutrinos, ghostly fundamental particles that are famously difficult to study, could provide scientists with clues about the evolution of the universe.