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

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

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

The neonatal period, which is defined as the first 28 days after birth, is known to be a crucial stage in the development of the human brain. During this stage, the brain is known to grow ...

Studies of brain injuries and electrical stimulation seemed to bear this out. Damaging the Broca’s area, for instance, interfered with speech, and stimulating specific tissues could lead to specific ...

A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region. Previous research has ...

Cambridge researchers have revealed a detailed picture of how the human brain grows from mid-pregnancy through the first ...

New research suggests an association between menopause and anxiety, depression and shrinkage in certain brain regions—which ...

There is no magical switch that turns on at age 25, or even 32 for that matter. Like your brain, you’re in a decades-long ...