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 ...

For more than a century, maps of the brain have been based on how brain tissue looks under the microscope. These anatomical ...

A recent study published in Environmental Research suggests that breathing polluted air may alter the physical development of ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch the thalamus and cortex interact in real time. They found that the thalamus ...

Whether speaking or swinging a bat, precise and adaptable timing of movement is essential for everyday behavior. Although we do not have sensory organs like eyes or a nose to sense time, we can keep ...

Scientists uncover how brain shrinkage across multiple regions accelerates memory decline in healthy ageing adults.

Spending time in the weightless environment of microgravity can have some dramatic effects on the human body, but scientists ...

Explaining about the science of `Thinking', Cognitive Psychologist Dr Srikanth Dandotkar, said that students who understand ...

A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain reward functions. By combining several brain imaging methods, the research ...