Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the hippocampus—even into old age. Using advanced tools to examine brain samples ...

Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

In a nutshell Baby brains develop pain processing in stages, with sensory networks maturing first (34-36 weeks), emotional ...

Can a cup of peppermint tea sharpen your mind? A new study suggests it can—but not in the way scientists expected. Improved ...

Can Neuralink’s Blindsight brain chip really help the blind see? Explore the tech, trials, and reality behind Musk’s ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

How does your brain instantly know how to move through new places? A new study helps explain the science behind your internal ...

Using rare brain recordings from patients, scientists found that the thalamus helps trigger visual awareness. The study ...

In a recent study published in Communications Psychology, researchers from NYU led by Associate Professor of Biomedical ...

In 1979, psychologist James Gibson coined the term affordances, describing how objects invite action. The new Amsterdam work places that idea squarely in the living human brain. Participants lay in a ...

“The human brain is remarkable and unique, but it does not develop in a vacuum.” “Adaptations in the placenta and the way it produces sex steroid hormones may have been crucial for our brain’s ...