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

A part of the brain that is about the size of a sunflower seed in people could play a big role in our food consumption ...

New research shows fat in arms, legs, torso, and around organs affects brain health differently, with visceral fat tied to ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in ...

A new study in mice reports that concussions sustained early in life can cause subtle brain changes that re-emerge later in ...

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

“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in gating contents into consciousness,” the team explains in its paper.

In a new study, researchers unveil a device that might offer an alternative to invasive procedures. Featuring a novel ...

UCSF scientists discovered that an overlooked cell type in the brain plays a central role in healing traumatic brain injury.

A new study reports that prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos is associated with lasting changes in the structure and metabolism of the brain in children and adolescents. The research ...

Social spiders reveal surprising brain adaptations, showing that teamwork - not bigger brains - drives cooperation, memory, ...

However, it's difficult to pin down exactly what's causing this boost in gray matter. Another possibility raised by the researchers is that the rose scent is actually labeled as unpleasant by the ...