Age is more than just one number. While neuroscientists used to think of cognitive aging as a single trendline, they now ...

If you want to understand an electronic device, you can simply review its circuit diagram. But even if such diagrams existed for the brain, they would be of limited use in unraveling this organ’s ...

Arousal fluctuates continuously during wakefulness, yet how these moment-to-moment variations shape large-scale functional connectivity (FC) remains unclear. Here, we combined 7T fMRI with concurrent ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. From alpha brain waves to amygdala activity, scientists map how forests, wetlands, and even ...

Listening to your favorite music activates the brain's opioid system with pleasurable and analgesic effects. A Finnish study ...

It is a phenomenon that has prompted giggles in schoolyards and silent contemplation in adults, yet it remains a genuine ...

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness ...

A unique study imaging brain activity in children born with upper limb difference—for example, one hand—has shown the amazing ...

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. A liver function test checks how ...

A few minutes beside trees or water can shift the brain into a calmer state. That change is not just a feeling.

The largest fMRI study to date finds that heavy cannabis use in young adults reduces brain activity and impairs working memory performance.