Painless brain imaging can map elevated pulsation of microvessels, which is potentially connected to memory loss and ...

The rhythm of an infant's brain activity seems to put them in constant learning mode, whereas that of an adult may allow them ...

The mind isn’t the brain. It’s what the brain does. It runs on emotion, filters, and loops. Understand it, and you can begin ...

The real-world takeaway? Exercise remains one of the most effective ways to boost circulating mature BDNF. Making muscles ...

In Alzheimer’s disease, Hameroff says, scientists don’t know whether the microtubules disintegrate and release the tau or whether the tau falls off because of a malfunction that weakens the bond. The ...

Rewiring the command neurons in the tactile circuit is sufficient to change the behavioral strategy of a whole animal, implying a 'plug-and-play' flexibility in sensorimotor circuits.

How we focus our attention before we even see an object matters. For example, when we look for something moving in the sky, our expectation would be very different if the object is a bird flying past ...

Emotional events help solidify memories. The findings may one day help students study or trauma survivors recover.

“So, the brain is growing because these creatures need to be able to adapt to their environments, and because this is ...

When it comes to brain proteins, small changes can make a dramatic difference. Researchers studying NMDA ...

In his new BBC show, Jim Al-Khalili journeys through hundreds of millions of years of brain evolution. Live Science spoke to ...

Alzheimer's is a degenerative condition, which means its symptoms slowly emerge over numerous years. Generally, the initial ...