Approved over a decade ago, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is moderately effective. Tailoring the treatment to individual brains may improve results.

Some researchers suspect these bacterial ancestors living within our cells may contribute to a wide range of neurological and psychiatric disorders.

Inhalation of particulate matter present in wildfire smoke may pose risk to the aging brain.

Fluctuating levels of estrogen during a period known as perimenopause can wreak havoc on the mental health of women in midlife.

Alzheimer’s disease slowly kills brain cells, damaging memory and cognition.

Twenty years of research have established the connection between adverse childhood experiences and long-term health. Now researchers are looking for ways to measure the biology behind the correlation and try to reverse it.

Key areas in your brain help you to weigh values, understand rules, make plans, and form predictions about the outcomes of your choices.

Scientists and musicians have used brain wave recordings from EEG signals to create “brain wave music” that may help with concentration and relaxation.

Multiple fields have analyzed how varying factors influence people’s perception of personal space in their interactions.

Historically associated with combat veterans, PTSD symptoms occur in people with vastly different experiences, including those whose jobs rarely take them away from a desk.