A growing body of research shows that the adult brain is far more adaptable than we once believed. The concept of ...
The Victorian palaeontologist Richard Owen incorrectly argued that the human brain was the only brain to contain a small area ...
Next time you feel an itch, remember that your brain's vast network of neurons informs it whether it is an itch or pain. A ...
The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been ...
New research reveals that Type 2 diabetes may impair the brain’s reward and memory processing in ways that mirror early Alzheimer’s disease.
Humans have unique brain connections affecting emotions, social intelligence, and language, unlike chimpanzees or macaques.
Some say you're only as old as you feel. Others say you're as young as you think. But how old is your brain really?
The parts of the brain needed to remember words have been identified. Those areas are affected by a common form of epilepsy, ...
New research uncovers how the brain processes learning by identifying the exact moment an animal learns a new skill.
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has revealed, through fMRI-based brain activity ...
By revealing for the first time what happens in the brain when an animal makes a mistake, JHU researchers shed light on the ...