For years, scientists have known that the aging brain tends to shrink, but they have struggled to explain why some people ...

Climber Alex Honnold is set to scale one of the world's tallest buildings without any ropes or safety nets.

Our episodic memory – the ability to recall past events and experiences – is known to decline as we age. Exactly how and why ...

A brain cap and smart algorithms may one day help paralyzed patients turn thought into movement—no surgery required.

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

The Swoop portable MRI system showed 92% agreement with traditional MRI scans and was four times more likely to be chosen by ...

New research suggests menopause is associated with brain volume loss in key regions tied to memory and emotions, along with higher rates of anxiety, depression, and sleep issues.

It's widely recognized that psychiatric conditions like depression and anxiety disorders are based in the brain. Scientists have even started to discover which brain areas are involved in different ...

New brain imaging research reveals that by 10 months old, infants are already beginning to understand verbs, before they even say their first words. In the first study to directly test infants' ...

Josh, now 27, told Newsweek about the horrifying ordeal that began with muscle‑cramp‑like symptoms.