When you're mentally exhausted, your brain might be doing more behind the scenes than you think. In a new study using functional MRI, researchers uncovered two key brain regions that activate when ...

This study investigates how blindness affects sleep, dreams, and spatial awareness, revealing links between circadian rhythms ...

It’s as if the whole weight of Israel’s war in Gaza has fallen on Amr al-Hams. The 3-year-old has shrapnel in his brain from an Israeli strike on his family's tent.

When thinking about the benefits of exercise, most people picture stronger muscles, a healthier heart, or weight loss. But ...

Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

Graph theory analysis, a mathematical approach, has been applied in brain connectivity studies to explore the organization of network patterns. The computation of graph theory metrics enables the ...

The small grooves on the surface of our brain may play a key role in our reasoning. A recent study reveals that their depth ...

Tiny, shallow grooves on the surface of the brain may provide new insight into how aging and Alzheimer’s disease affect brain ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working ...

Your brain’s "sixth sense" is not a psychic power but a skill, powered by neuroplasticity, that can bring clarity, creativity, and deeper insight into your life.

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the cerbrum contains less than 20 percent of the neurons in our brain. Eighty ...