Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain's wiring supports the way we think and act. The study, published ...

“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in gating contents into consciousness,” the team explains in its paper.

Scientists have revealed the molecular structure of a type of receptor that's crucial to brain development and function. 'This study shows the dominant assemblies and states of the GABA receptor ...

New research shows that mild COVID-19 alters brain structure and connectivity in key areas responsible for memory and cognition, emphasizing the lasting effects on young people’s brain health.

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

Our brain, along with the heart, is the most important organ of the body and governs everything and anything we do, think, or ...

While traditionally associated with muscular development, research now demonstrates that resistance training significantly impacts brain structure and function through unique mechanisms distinct ...

Higher prenatal exposure to the common pesticide chlorpyrifos is linked to significant changes in brain structure and ...

Diet plays a crucial role in brain structure, function, and our overall brain health. From physically becoming our brain cells to altering neurotransmitters, brain immunity, metabolism, and ...

They believe such events may change brain structure, function, and overall health, and also call for more research to evaluate how this may explain changes in well-being and behaviour.

After two years of soccer, players who headed the ball the most showed changes of brain structure similar to cases of mild traumatic brain injury, with a slight but measurable decline in memory ...