Loss and dysfunction of synapses have been linked to age-related cognitive decline and observed in Alzheimer's and other ...

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Ever wondered how your brain stacks up against a computer? A recent study revealed just how many bits of data the human brain can process per second. A new study from the ...

The process of brain cell fusion has been recently implicated in the progression of central nervous system (CNS) viral diseases. This novel biological understanding has opened up a new field of ...

We often think of aging as a gradual, consistent process affecting our bodies, and the brain is no exception. However, emerging research is painting a more nuanced picture of how our brains change ...

Researchers identified three distinct brain “biotypes” of ADHD, each with its own chemical signature—offering new clues about ...

Researchers at Australian start-up Cortical Labs have taught human neurons grown on a chip to play the classic Doom game. In ...

The moment a person steps off the street and into a restaurant - to take just one example - the brain mentally starts a new "chapter" of the day, a change that causes a big shift in brain activity.

Brain freeze — the sharp, seconds-long headache we get from ingesting something cold — is rooted in the way our brain senses ...

While putting a robot in between a patient and their brain surgeon sounds risky (and it is), Aldahash, a consultant ...

By measuring the magnetic fields of the brain, researchers found that different contemplative practices uniquely change how ...