Research shows there are concrete steps people can take to keep their brain healthy. These included exercise, adequate sleep, ...

Paradromics, a brain-computer-interface startup, inserted its brain implant in a person—briefly—in an early test of its ...

Traumatic brain injuries can have lasting effects on memory, mood, and aging. Explore what causes these issues—and how ...

A small region of the brain, known as the ventral tegmental area (VTA), plays a key role in how we process rewards. It ...

Areas of the brain that help a person differentiate between what is real and what is imaginary have been uncovered in a new ...

Cerebrospinal fluid can sometimes leak or collect in the brain without an identifiable cause, leading to symptoms that can be ...

Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric disorders.

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney. A colorized computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain revealing blood ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research. An often-ignored type of cell in the ...

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the ...

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 ...