The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

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

They found that a little-known part of the brain, the caudate, seemed to be unusually highly linked to grip strength. How ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they ...

Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.

The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind for life. Adolescence is a major turning point not only for social and ...

Warmth and cold shape body awareness, emotions, and mental health in ways science is only starting to understand.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram of the wiring connecting 84,000 neurons as they ...