In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment and ...

Recent research indicates a link between an animal’s gut bacteria and brain function. This may be true in humans, too.

Researchers have mapped 30 million cells to create a definitive atlas of the human neocortex. This blueprint reveals how human brain development differs from other mammals and provides a roadmap for ...

A new way of mapping activity and connections between different regions of the brain has revealed fresh insights into how higher order functions like language, thought and attention, are organized. A ...

Over the past decades, neuroscience studies have painted an increasingly detailed picture of the human brain, its organization and how it supports various functions. To plan and execute desired ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Groundbreaking research from Karolinska Institutet reveals that humans can grow new neurons well into old age, offering new hope ...

The brain may lose control over which genes get expressed as it ages.

A gerontologist wanted his preserved brain to be reanimated. Cryopreservation is more likely to be used on organs for ...