Emerging evidence suggests that only certain types of training produce meaningful benefits, and those benefits may differ ...

The adult brain may be far better at repairing itself than scientists once believed. In mice, researchers discovered a special group of support cells called astrocytes that respond to damaged brain ...

An image of microglia, in green, which comprise the nervous system's resident, primary immune cells, which perform essential tasks like 'cleaning' the brain. (Siegert group/ISTA) Anesthesia's effects ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story A neuroscientist argues that brain science points to the existence of an immaterial mind or soul, pointing to cases like split-brain patients and ...

Scientists have pinpointed a brain network—and its distinctive electrical rhythm—that appears to drive the benefits of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease. The discovery could lead to more ...

(Mevans/E+/Getty Images) For decades, neuroscientists have searched the brain for the biological basis of consciousness, ...

October saw several universities launch major initiatives in brain science and neurological research, often with the help of new private gifts to underwrite their efforts. Here are summaries of the ...

A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualize the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging. The ...

In a groundbreaking study, researchers found that frozen tissue from mouse brains could return to normal function after facing extremely cold conditions. The findings suggest that brain tissue is ...

Emma Lembke joined Instagram at age 12. Soon, she found herself “scrolling mindlessly for hours, addicted to gaining a certain number of likes, a certain number of comments.” She often wanted to stop ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the brain developed during childhood, settled into a stable form in early ...

Alison and Ben Crockett tell PEOPLE about their decision to donate their daughter’s brain to cancer research after she died at age 5 ...