A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

The brain constantly blends split-second reactions with slower, more thoughtful processing, and new research shows how it ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...

The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the brain processes visual information for over a century. The development ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex involved in vision, ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

For more than a century, scientists have treated the brain as the undisputed command center of human evolution, with the rest ...