Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

Scientists found our brain may organize behavior by activity patterns rather than fixed regions, reshaping how brain control ...

The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, ...

Your brain is constantly evolving. Throughout your life, it reshapes, adjusts, and grows stronger in response to learning, new experiences, and your habits. This amazing shape-shifting ability is ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a natural mechanism that clears existing amyloid plaques in the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease and preserves cognitive function ...

Scientists have discovered a phenomenon called "Midnight Mind," where brain function shifts after dark, increasing our focus on negative emotions and risky behaviors. These findings suggest that our ...

Research studying the effects of cannabis on the brain has often focused on adolescents, but a new study from CU Anschutz ...