The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

Scientists have discovered that a part of the brain may be behind high blood pressure. The lateral parafacial region sits in ...

Neuroscientists have artificially increased neuronal activity in part of the brain by briefly shining light on genetically modified neurons. They saw that this manipulation selectively enhanced ...

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...