Consciousness is famously a "hard problem" of science: We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains ...

Not everyone is able to think quickly, but here are 11 obvious signs your mind works faster than the average person.

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred microbes from different primates into mice, the animals’ brains began to ...

Since the publication of the Human Genome Project, researchers have expanded the field of genomics to probe deeper into the underpinnings of human biology and disease, including studies of the body’s ...

For more than a century, maps of the brain have been based on how brain tissue looks under the microscope. These anatomical maps divide the brain into regions according to structural variations in the ...

Bhramari Pranayama is a yogic breathing practice based on sound vibration. Here's how humming breath therapy influences the brain, nervous system and stress response.

When we look for something moving in the sky, our expectation would be very different if the object is a bird flying past or a baseball coming straight at us. UC Davis scientists in a new study looked ...

A spinning grayscale ballerina, a person crammed neatly into a life-sized doll box, and a black-and-white prism that morphs depending on where you stand - those were the winners of the 2024 Best ...

Optogenetics has long been a powerful experimental tool, but a growing body of research suggests it may now be approaching a ...

What if improving children’s mental health — and life outcomes — could be done by teaching kids how their brains work? That’s a key idea behind the approach of teachers at Momentous School in Dallas, ...

Feeling sluggish? You're not alone. Many people feel sadder in the winter, according to a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal. The study suggests ...