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A study published in the journal Nature showed that the thymus, a small organ in the chest known for training the immune system in childhood, is also important for long-term health and lifespan.

Dopamine is the "wanting" molecule that drives us toward goals, and opioids are the "liking" molecules that provide the hit ...

Exercise works wonders throughout the human body, including the brain. Research suggests an array of neurological benefits, ...

It's long been assumed that for an organism to learn, remember or draw conclusions, it needs a brain. But mounting evidence, including a recent Cognitive Science study, challenges that assumption, ...

For almost a century, psychology and neuroscience researchers have been trying to understand the processes via which humans and other animals acquire new skills or learn to deal with specific ...

Birdwatching turns out to be a particularly effective activity for engaging multiple mental processes at once. Identifying species requires observers to notice subtle differences in color, shape, ...

Research found that participants who were experts in this pastime showed "differences in both brain structure and brain ...

Background The diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) can pose a challenge as the pulmonary function test (PFT) is only minimally affected at the onset. To improve early diagnosis, this study ...

A new finding from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center shows that the learning process of associating cues with rewards can be altered by increased or decreased activity of a specific ...

A new study reveals that natural hormonal shifts subtly reshape how the brain processes rewards and learns from them. Researchers found that estrogen influences molecular activity tied to dopamine, ...