The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

Studies of brain injuries and electrical stimulation seemed to bear this out. Damaging the Broca’s area, for instance, interfered with speech, and stimulating specific tissues could lead to specific ...

Can the brain keep working when its architecture changes? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have discovered ...

The Importance of Gliotransmitters for Brain Function, Plus Cognitive and Motor Efficiencies Gliotransmitters are neurochemicals released by glial cells. They support communication between neurons and ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

The cerebellum, often called the little brain, plays a much bigger role in language processing than once believed. Located at ...

Alzheimer's disease has long been thought to be irreversible, but new research using a mouse model offers hope.