Scientists are reporting the first compelling evidence in people that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines with age. A 10-week study of people 65 or older ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say circuits in the brain could help provide pain relief without the use of opioids. Westend61/Getty Images Researchers have identified an alternative pain control ...

Anticholinergic medications block acetylcholine (i.e., "vagusstoff") and inhibit parasympathetic nerve impulses by binding with this neurotransmitter's receptors. Over 600 medications are known to ...

Researchers identify how acetylcholine sets off a signal cascade in brain cells that directly influence aversive learning and memory formation. Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) have lower levels ...

Researchers in Okinawa set out to discover the neural basis of how we switch our behavior when situations change.

Acetylcholine (ACh) is a neuromodulator with a central role in aversive learning - rapid conditioning to unpleasant smell, taste, or touch. These learning functions play out in cells called D2 ...

From work meetings to first dates, it’s essential to adjust our behavior for success. In certain situations, it can even be a ...