A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Curate your BRAIN for synergy with AI: hone self-awareness, purpose, emotional depth, curiosity, and social bonds. It’s time ...

The flu's impact extends beyond typical respiratory symptoms, affecting the brain by causing short-term issues like brain fog and fatigue, and potentially long-term neuroinflammation. Severe flu ...

It works by switching off nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system, and therefore preventing pain signals getting to the brain. This represents a potential new breakthrough in a world which has ...

How can nerve pathways in the brain be visualized to improve the planning of complex surgeries? A research team from the ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

Our guts are home to trillions of bacteria, and research over the last few decades has established how essential they are to ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision making.

Mind mapping is a visual technique that involves creating diagrams to represent ideas, tasks, or concepts branching out from ...

New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in ...