A new study published in Nature Communications provides evidence that the human brain does not simply shrink with age but ...

In the middle of the night, the world can sometimes feel like a dark place. Under the cover of darkness, negative thoughts ...

Because the cerebellum has long been known for coordinating the timing and precision of fluid muscle movements, it was important for me to position cerebellar motor functions as a central player when ...

Create the brain you need to govern physical agility and strength in your sport, just as horseback riders do to develop ...

Researchers from Concordia University in Montreal identified five distinct sleep profiles that may help explain why some ...

A new advanced imaging study led by scientists from the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London (ICL), has looked at what happens in people's brains when they take the potent ...

But researchers were concerned about whether this procedure might have other, less desirable effects. What happens when the right and left sides of the cerebral cortex—responsible for an enormous ...

A specialized model used by researchers is becoming a valuable tool for studying human brain development, diseases and potential treatments, according to a team of scientists at Rutgers University-New ...

In 1785 English philosopher Jeremy Bentham designed the perfect prison: Cells circle a tower from which an unseen guard can observe any inmate at will. As far as a prisoner knows, at any given time, ...