Concerned about dementia risk? It may be time to shake up your exercise routine.

Despite lacking a hippocampus entirely—and having diverged from the mammalian lineage roughly 400 million years ago—larval ...

The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are ...

Brain changes during menopause could help explain why some people experience neurological symptoms such as anxiety, ...

New research suggests that consistent aerobic exercise can help keep your brain biologically younger. Adults who exercised regularly for a year showed brains that appeared nearly a year younger than ...

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

Researchers outline a roadmap for applying transcranial focused ultrasound, a noninvasive technique for stimulating the brain ...

Northwestern researchers have developed a wireless device that uses patterns of light to send information directly to the ...

When you’re short on sleep and your focus suddenly drifts, your brain may be briefly slipping into cleanup mode. Scientists ...

The cerebellum, often called the little brain, plays a much bigger role in language processing than once believed. Located at ...

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

When people sit down for a meal, they don’t think about what to do with their hands when eating. It’s just second nature. Yet, their hands are constantly adapting posture and grip to the cutlery, food ...