Changes in the brain’s structure and function as Alzheimer’s progresses can lead to aggression or sudden outbursts. These symptoms can also indicate discomfort, pain, or overstimulation. Alzheimer’s ...

Virginia Tech scientist Sora Shin (right) of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and postdoctoral associate Jane Jung found that early-life trauma changes a brain circuit linked to both ...

Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they win. At first, a brain chemical called dopamine is essential for young ...

Anger and aggression are pervasive among humans. That's no surprise, since anger is an ancient response that is built into the brain. Getting angry can even be a cocktail of brain and body hormones, ...

Many diseases succumbed to get the attention that they really deserve up until a big name is associated with it. Something similar happened with Glioblastoma, the aggressive brain cancer that killed ...

Bottom Line: Neural activity in the cortical amygdala determines whether mice engage in aggressive or pro-social behavior Results: By performing a network analysis on whole-brain activity of male mice ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The death Sunday of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love, the first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, has brought renewed attention to an aggressive form of brain cancer ...

Former Utah Rep. Mia Love's death is bringing glioblastoma, an aggressive and rapidly growing form of brain cancer, into focus. According to the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas, ...

Macaque species with higher social tolerance possess larger amygdalae, redefining the brain region as a social hub.