Researchers are uncovering deeper insights into how the human brain ages and what factors may be tied to healthier cognitive ...

With 140,000 neurons, 50 million synapses and over 100,000 cell label annotations, the fruit fly brain has been mapped and ...

Researchers at WashU Medicine have identified a possible way to make glioblastoma cells vulnerable to different types of ...

The Whip-Poor-Will’s shrill, death-proclaiming song populates the works of Stephen King and H.P. Lovecraft. But the bird itself has fallen on hard times. Could it become a ghost of Halloweens past?

Brain stimulation therapies use electrical currents to alter the brain’s activity. They can treat conditions such as major depression and substance misuse disorder. However, side effects such as ...

Jimmy Kimmel has called on Donald Trump to put his “biglyest” brain to the test and take a cognitive exam live on TV ahead of ...

These devices could serve as valuable tools for biomedical research and may have potential for clinical applications in the ...

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Share on Pinterest Researchers are mapping out the human brain’s ‘waste-disposal’ system for the first time. Image credit: bawanch/Getty Images. Alzheimer’s disease currently affects about ...

Relating brain activity to behavior is an ongoing aim of neuroimaging research as it would help scientists understand how the brain begets behavior—and perhaps open new opportunities for personalized ...

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Through complex algorithms and color-coding, brain scans are converted into images that pinpoint the circuits that kick into high gear when the brain lusts. Childress, who has flaming red hair and ...