How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It ...

Recent insights into brain functioning challenge the long-standing belief that brain wiring is the primary determinant of intelligence and behavior. It appears that it’s not just about how the brain ...

Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...

Scientists have revealed the molecular structure of a type of receptor that's crucial to brain development and function. 'This study shows the dominant assemblies and states of the GABA receptor. That ...

New research shows fat in arms, legs, torso, and around organs affects brain health differently, with visceral fat tied to ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in ...

A new study in mice reports that concussions sustained early in life can cause subtle brain changes that re-emerge later in ...

Prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos is associated with altered brain structure, function, and metabolism, with a duration into late childhood and adolescence.

While we've known for some time that obesity affects the brain, scientists have found that, more importantly, it's where you ...