Neurobiology

The relatively rapid evolution of our brains could explain why humans suffer from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but animals don’t.

Activating the release of a mood-regulating chemical into a single brain circuit can improve the sociability of mice with autismlike symptoms.

Academic research catches fire

Cleaning out digested proteins could reboot the ability of aging cells to make new neurons.

Low levels of the hormone vasopressin could be a biomarker for autism.

Manipulating brain switches could change our responses to fear.

Stanford researchers launch a massive study of lung tissue — healthy and diseased — in one of their own

Scientific innovations harness noise and acoustics for healing

Trace of hope for Alzheimer’s patients

Tiny lab-grown blobs could aid understanding of psychiatric and neurological disease