Researchers say artificial intelligence has helped them create one of the most detailed maps of the mouse brain to date.

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It ...

Neurons in the brain communicate with each other through synapses—connection points that allow the passage of electrical and ...

Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

Scientists have discovered that DMT, a natural compound found in plants and even the human brain, can dramatically reduce ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

New research published in BMJ Mental Health sheds light on the relationship between lifetime cannabis use and brain health in mid- to late-life adults. The study found that individuals with a history ...

Microplastics have been detected in human blood, brain tissue, and even bones, where they may weaken skeletal structure and ...