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

Scientists are increasingly associating chronic inflammation with everything from neurodegenerative disorders to mental ...

A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

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

Four doctors in China found it even boosted brain function among patients who'd experienced a common and serious medical event.

Research indicates that activities like dance, martial arts, and team sports significantly enhance cognitive function beyond ...

For instance, people with more fat in their arms and torso showed thinning in the sensorimotor cortex, a brain region tied to ...

Disturbing new research into a ubiquitous contaminant has revealed its concerning effects on the brain.

A new study out of the U.K. lays out how thumbs helped shape brain development in humans and other primates. Scientists found ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

Adolescents who regularly choose solitude over social connection show measurable differences in brain structure and function, according to a large neuroimaging study.

Too much alone time during teenage years may do more than affect friendships. While some solitude is normal, persistent ...