Investigators have discovered that activity in two widely distributed brain networks previously considered separate are ...

People with shorter protective caps at the end of their chromosomes (called telomeres) may be more likely to develop age-related brain diseases such as stroke, dementia and late-life depression ...

The Brain Tour, inside dementia is an app designed for iOS and Android phones, that uses augmented reality to transport users inside the brain. Whether you're curious to explore a healthy brain or ...

A group led by the Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University succeeded in the diagnosis of ...

It's difficult to know what birds 'think' when they fly, but scientists in are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds' heads. Evolutionary biologists and neuroscience researchers ...

Researchers found that female mice using only maternal X chromosomes showed faster cognitive decline, which could help ...

A breakthrough study sheds new light on how brain cells relay critical information from their extremities to their nucleus, leading to the activation of genes essential for learning and memory.

These signs were accompanied by brain atrophy, mainly in the caudate and putamen. A longitudinal increase in the somatic ...

Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating and fatal hereditary disorder that strikes in the prime of life, causing nerve cells in parts of the brain to ...

To circumvent this obstacle, many investigators have turned to three-dimensional human stem cell models of the brain, known as organoids, because they recapitulate early neurodevelopmental processes.

On October 26, 2023, my five-year-old son had his first complex partial seizure. He had just fallen asleep, and about 20 minutes later, I heard him vomiting. As I turned on the light to help him, I ...

How does your brain know when you feel pain? How does it know the difference between the soft touch of a feather and a needle prick? And, how does that information get to your body in time to respond?