The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen-like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

While stress is an unfortunate fact of modern life, scientists are still learning how it affects us. Chronic stress, in ...

After a week of stress, mice show changes in how their brains process sound, reducing how well they perceive loud noises, ...

After a week of stress, mice show changes in how their brains process sound, reducing how well they perceive loud noises, according to a study ...

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Chronic stress weakens the brain’s ability to process sounds, requiring louder stimuli to trigger normal responses, according to new research in mice.

Chronic stress does more than just affect mood—it may actually change the way we hear. Researchers found that stressed mice ...

Your brain constantly juggles sensory information to make split-second decisions, but how? A new latent circuit model ...

While it is known that stress impacts learning and decision-making, Dr. Jennifer Resnik of the university’s Department of ...