Researchers capture the first direct evidence in humans that a single 20-minute exercise session triggers memory-boosting brain ripples.

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

What makes the human brain so unique? A clue might come from a recent study that reports the discovery of new brain cells: novel neurons ...

If the brainstem is survival and the cortex is sophistication, then the limbic system is poetry.

Professor of Pathology, Lee J. Martin, discusses the prevalence and treatment challenges associated with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) ...

Researchers mapped myelin-making cells in mice, showing some brain regions recover better after myelin damage.

Crows have demonstrated advanced cognitive abilities that challenge long-held assumptions about bird intelligence. Experimental studies show they can use tools, plan for future events, and solve multi ...

Neuromorphic computers modeled after the human brain can now solve the complex equations behind physics simulations — something once thought possible only with energy-hungry supercomputers. The ...

An update on a decades-long investigation has suggested that brain training can lower the risk of dementia. The Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) study, which ...

Rachael Seidler receives funding from NASA. Tianyi Wang received funding from NASA. The extent of these changes was greater for those who spent longer in space. As NASA plans longer space missions, ...

China’s brain-computer interface industry is growing fast, and the newest company to emerge from the country is aiming to access the brain without the use of invasive implants. Gestala, newly founded ...

Senior Lecturer in Neurosciences and Neurorehabilitation, Course Leader in the College of Health and Life Sciences, London South Bank University For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that ...