Even a mouse's brain (which is large compared with same-sized non-mammals) contains nearly 100 million neurons; a human brain, almost 90 billion—about 1,000 times as many.

Neurotransmitters are the brain's chemical messengers, crucial in shaping our emotions. Dopamine, sometimes dubbed the "feel-good" neurotransmitter, is integral to our reward system.

A new study reveals that children’s ability to understand emotions develops through a cognitive shift between ages 5 and 10.

How emotions are represented in the human brain has remained a central question in affective science. According to recent research, it is reasonable to speculate that representations of basic ...

Key points The relationship between the brain, body, and emotions is under debate. Recent research has used innovative ways of testing the role of the brain-body connection in emotions.

Eating is one of the essential activities we do on a daily basis. It is necessary for our survival and is linked to human ...

The study shows that persistent signals in the brain play a role in altering a person or animal's brain state, she says. But that brain state could be consciousness or focus, rather than an emotion.

The brain builds emotions regardless of the senses In a new study, researchers at the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca deciphers the interplay of emotion and perception. Peer-Reviewed Publication ...

He was at his wit’s end. Willer, UB professor of psychiatry and a specialist in traumatic brain injury (TBI), listened to this scenario with great interest. He was pilot testing a computer-based ...

Traditionally, music-induced emotions have been studied through classical instrumental music. - We wanted to use only instrumental music in this study as well, so that lyrics did not impact the ...