The strength of certain neural connections can predict how well someone can learn math, and mildly electrically stimulating these networks can boost learning, according to a study published in the ...

A loss of grip strength might be an early sign of psychosis, researchers report in the American Journal of Psychiatry. People ...

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

NFL super-agent Leigh Steinberg opens up about the brain trauma crisis in football and his mission to protect athletes ...

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

Distinct patterns of brain inflammation identified through PET imaging may explain disease progression and severity in ...

Summary: Psychosis may start not with hallucinations, but with subtle motor changes like reduced grip strength. A new study ...

Understanding others’ beliefs—especially false ones—is key to human communication and begins to develop between ages three ...

Research that is taking a closer look at activity in the thalamus—a region long considered a relay station for the brain and ...

Brain scans show humans instantly detect possible actions like walking or swimming from images. Visual areas encode this ...

Researchers have discovered that frequent cannabis users show reduced spontaneous brain activity in the motor cortex, and ...

This interval walking pattern particularly benefits the prefrontal cortex—the brain region responsible for executive function, decision-making, and attention regulation. Interval walking creates ...