Researchers found that expert birders show structural differences in areas linked to attention and perception.

A large brain imaging trial suggests that regular weight training may slow how quickly the brain appears to age in older ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly large reserve of “silent synapses” in the adult brain—unused neural connections that can be rapidly activated to store new memories.

What if individual variations in brain structure could predict a young person’s tendency towards impulsive behaviors, offering early insights into mental health risks? New research from scientists at ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

Cannabis and tobacco—whether used on their own or together—can affect the brain's structure. A recent study involving ...

An adult specimen of the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi seen from above. In the center of the image, it is possible to ...

In a new study published in The Lancet Digital Health, scientists at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and ...

A new deep-brain BCI from Tsinghua University uses the lateral ventricles to record neural signals. This "lantern" electrode ...

While we've known for some time that obesity affects the brain, scientists have found that, more importantly, it's where you carry it that matters. And it's the deep visceral fat around organs that ...