Neuroscience Archives

Brain Circuits Map out Depression and Anxiety

Researchers are studying the brain circuits affected by depression and anxiety, opening the way for more effective treatments.

Enjoy this curated collection of articles about neuroscience and how the human brain works. Our neuroscientists answer your questions.

Cases of depression are on the rise. Now, scientists are busy uncovering new neuroscience mechanisms underlying the cause of depression.

Eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy helps people with PTSD by changing the way their brains remember traumatic events.

Pernille Bülow has a PhD in Neuroscience and currently works as a Product Specialist on neurophysiology at iMotions. Learn about her career!

Does the smell of freshly baked cookies make you think of your grandmother’s house? Neuroscientists call this an associative memory.

People on the autism spectrum can struggle with social interactions. Research suggests this may be connected to hyper-sensitive reactions to touch.

Is there a genetic component to friendship? Mice prefer friends who are genetically similar to them, regardless of other factors.

Sleep is when we process the experiences of the day and form long-term memories. But how does your brain decide which memories to keep?

Neurons send visual information to the brain, but just how it gets processed is a complexity that researchers are getting closer to understanding.