Fear has a scent. Here’s how this invisible chemical signal has shaped human perceptions, emotions and survival instincts.

There’s a lot to love about brains. They are arguably the most complex organ in the entire human body. 86 billion neurons send electrical and chemical signals back and forth within your brain to ...

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) have identified a mechanism that protects the female ...

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A newly identified lymphatic drainage pathway along the middle meningeal artery reveals how the human brain clears waste. How does the brain clear away waste? This task is handled by the brain’s ...

Neuroscientists and philosophers have debated this thought experiment for decades as they have tried to understand how the ...

A scientific study reveals that a virtual hug can reduce sadness and offer emotional comfort even without physical contact.

Cancer and Alzheimer's disease are two of the most feared diagnoses in medicine, but they rarely strike the same person.

A new study suggests that the impact of obesity on brain health depends not just on how much fat the body carries, but where it is stored ...