Some of the most complex cognitive functions are possible because different sides of your brain control them. Chief among ...

The brain encodes negative memories more vividly due to evolutionary survival needs. Emotional circuitry prioritizes threats ...

A new study by Pitt researchers challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct ...

Destroyed connections between brain cells may be to blame. A colored scanning electron micrograph of microglial cells—the immune cells of the central nervous system—that play important roles ...