A layer deep in the cerebral cortex, which is the innermost layer of the mammalian brain, has recently been found to play a role in the regulation of brain states associated with wakefulness and ...

Kids with good executive function tend to grow up to be financially stable, healthy, productive adults. Past attempts to ...

A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

Stimulation of the A13 brain region restores motor function in Parkinson's disease mouse models by alleviating bradykinesia and akinesia.

This post is Part 2 of a two-part series on key aspects of your brain from A to ZZZ. In the previous post, I introduced you to the amygdala, basal ganglia, cerebellum, default mode network, dopamine, ...

One fundamental feature of neurodegenerative diseases is a breakdown in communication. Even before brain cells die, the ...

The brain divides vision between its two hemispheres-what's on your left is processed by your right hemisphere and vice versa-but your experience with every bike or bird that you see zipping by is ...