Signals in our brain are not always processed in the same way: certain receptors modulate these mechanisms, influencing our mood, perception, and behavior in various ways. One of these is the 5-HT2A ...

A serotonin-specific receptor can determine how important visual stimuli are perceived. This explains the effects of certain ...

While excitatory neurons pass on the input signal, inhibitory neurons control the timing and intensity of the information ...

The first are what we call "excitatory" neurons, generally responsible for keeping us alert and awake. The second are "inhibitory" neurons—their job is to regulate and control the excitatory ones. In ...

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The roots of conservatism may be buried deep in the brain, scientists believe, after finding right-wingers have more gray ...

In a football game, an athlete takes a bad hit to the head. He doesn't feel dazed or confused: he seems to have escaped a ...

Researchers at LMU Hospital have identified a new mechanism that regulates heat production in mitochondria. Special fat cells ...

Semaglutide injections effectively support weight loss by regulating appetite and glucose levels, offering benefits for ...

A federally funded study found no differences in working memory, reward processing and inhibitory control after a year of ...

What if we could resist compulsions? These irrational behaviours, particularly common in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), ...