For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

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Scientists in South Korea have discovered that one of the most common malignant brain tumors in young adults may begin years ...

Allen Institute researcher Jerome Lecoq points to one of the diagrams that was used in a study focusing on how the brain interprets optical illusions. (Allen Institute Photo / Erik Dinnel) Our brains ...

Brain scans show a spot in the cerebellum attuned specifically to words, expanding on studies that point to the region's ...

October saw several universities launch major initiatives in brain science and neurological research, often with the help of new private gifts to underwrite their efforts. Here are summaries of the ...

The team’s research provides compelling evidence for the brain’s influence on physiology. A deeper understanding of this mind ...

New research reveals that certain brain tumors may originate silently within normal brain cells long before a tumor forms.

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Nike's Mind shoes use foam nodes to stimulate foot receptors for mental focus, but independent research questions cognitive ...