A new study published in Nature Neuroscience has identified a brain circuit in mice that overrides basic needs like hunger or social contact in favor of seeking safety. Researchers found that a ...

To test this hypothesis, Dr. Jineun Kim (KAIST Ph.D. graduate, now at Caltech) demonstrated during her doctoral research that ...

Maintaining a stable body temperature is essential for survival. Animals, including humans, use both autonomic processes -- such as shivering or activating brown fat -- and behaviors -- such as ...

In animals with social structures, the drive to reproduce is a complex process; governed by the brain, it's influenced by both internal cues such as ...

A common microbe, found in yogurt, could improve mothers' moods after birth, research suggests—potentially helping ward off ...

Starting with the question "How does our brain distinguish glucose from the many nutrients absorbed in the gut?" a KAIST ...

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. With an estimated 55 million people living with Alzheimer's Disease and other ...