By studying never-before-seen details of brain connectivity in human infants, researchers have identified how a balance of innate structure and flexible learning produces our remarkably organized ...

Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States suffers a stroke. For those who survive, the road to recovery can be long and ...

How a person's brain grows and makes connections can determine intelligence as well as susceptibility to disorders such as ...

The skull evolved for protection against blunt force. Modern acceleration and rotational forces expose the brain to new ...

After Hiding My Undiagnosed Neurological Condition for Decades, I Finally Found Answers A personal quest and progress in ...

Modern birds are the living relatives of dinosaurs. Take a look at the features of flightless birds like chickens and ...

Locating seizure onset zones is a critical requirement for epilepsy surgery. This often relies upon intracranial recordings, but finding the exact zone can still present challenges. An experimental ...

Riddle me this: how can it be that reading these words activates nearly identical word-sensitive patches of the brain's visual system in you and nearly every other reader of this story? And that a ...

New research reveals that visceral adipose tissue helps maintain brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) levels, but this ...

The discovery of ‘ovoid cells’ is transforming our understanding of memory and may pave the way for new treatments for ...

Researchers, led in part by University of Nevada, Reno’s Meet Zandawala, identify specific clock neurons that govern daily ...

Empathy—the ability to share and understand the emotions of others—is a cornerstone of human social interactions. When we ...