Cambridge researchers have revealed a detailed picture of how the human brain grows from mid-pregnancy through the first ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

Despite lacking a hippocampus entirely—and having diverged from the mammalian lineage roughly 400 million years ago—larval ...

A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that ...

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

New research by UCLA Health and UC San Francisco has uncovered why certain brain cells are more resilient than others to the buildup of a toxic protein that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and ...

The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are ...

What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the answer may be in a surprising twist of evolutionary fate: one of the brain’s ...

UCLA scientists have developed advanced miniature 3D tumor organoid models that make it possible to study glioblastoma tumors in a setting that closely mirrors the human brain, shedding light on how ...

Share on Pinterest Our brains may only reach adulthood in our 30s, a recent study says. Image credit: Johner Images/Getty Images The brain develops through distinct phases over the course of a ...

Time in space affects the body, but research has found that it can also quite literally affect the mind, prompting questions ...

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...