The brain is the part of the central nervous system that is contained within the skull. It is responsible for executive and cognitive functions and regulates the functioning of the other parts of ...

Researchers have produced a full map of an adult fruit fly's brain cells This map could help us understand ... But now, an international team of scientists has created the first map showing every ...

Working with week-old zebrafish larva, researchers decoded how the connections formed by a network of neurons in the brainstem guide the fishes' gaze. The study found that a simplified artificial ...

The hard problem of consciousness, which has framed consciousness research for a generation, needs to be split in two.

In a significant contribution to Brain Medicine's Seymour Reichlin Centenary Festschrift, renowned neuroendocrinologist Dr. Philip W. Gold synthesizes decades of research revealing depression's ...

A groundbreaking study has found that cells outside the brain may have memory functions, challenging the long-held belief that memory is exclusive to brain cells. Researchers demonstrated that ...

Researchers created the most detailed map of the brain's functional networks using data from people watching movies, including "Inception," "Home Alone" and "Erin Brokovich." When you purchase ...

Specifically, we wanted to understand what happens in the brain while a person engages in abstract and demanding thought—so we designed a study involving math expertise. If you're enjoying this ...

What Is a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)? A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to your brain, often caused by a blow to the head. TBIs can damage nerve cells and cause bleeding or swelling in ...

Supported by By Dave Philipps Reporting from San Diego In the year before Troy Norrell died, he grew convinced that the government had somehow infiltrated his brain. And in a way, he was right.

Cardiac arrest (when the heart stops beating) interrupts circulation, causing brain cells to start dying in less than five minutes of the brain going without needed oxygen in the blood. The ...

Not only does bilingualism help maintain brain health following an Alzheimer's diagnosis, but speaking two languages could help make the brain more efficient at any age. Bilingual kids gain ...