While many areas of the brain slow as we grow older, some research suggests that language and processing skills remain about ...

The collective electrical activity of many neurons can be seen as waves propagating through the brain from one region to the ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, perception, memory, language, and thought have been mapped onto distinct brain ...

The human brain is one of the most complex structures known to science, containing billions of interconnected neurons. These networks allow the brain to process information, control movement, and ...

To enable movement, perception, memory, reasoning, emotion and various other functions, the human brain heavily relies on ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research. An often-ignored type of cell in the brain ...

Humans rely heavily on vision to interpret the world, yet our ability to perceive shapes and movement in near-darkness raises complex neurological questions. Even when light levels fall below what the ...

A clinical trial delivered a surprising result in the debate over omega-3 supplements: researchers increased DHA levels in the brain, but participants showed no improvements in memory or cognition.

Megan covers the intersection of science and society. How is biomedical research funded? Who benefits? And how do new technologies reflect and shape our values? You can reach Megan on Signal at ...

A comprehensive analysis of nearly 1,000 individuals reveals that while brain structure, function, and behavior can all predict a person's biological sex, an individual's degree of sex typicality in ...