What Bruner calls “braking,” the Yale neuroscientist Amy Arnsten calls “regulation”—specifically, calcium regulation, which ...

Pollution has long been indirectly linked with dementia. Now scientists wonder if it may be physically reshaping the brain.

Scientists discovered that the thick, sticky fluid surrounding glioblastoma tumors can make brain cancer cells smaller, more ...

Scientists have mapped one of the most mysterious parts of the human brain in unprecedented detail 1. Their results detail ...

New research from scientists at the University of Arizona challenges a common assumption about older brains.

Neuroscientists have made a major advance in modeling the human brain in mice, offering a new way to study conditions like ...

A tiny region deep within the brain has surprised scientists by revealing a remarkably sophisticated communication system.

Birdwatching can help slow brain ageing and is increasingly being used as therapy for dementia patients.

Medications commonly used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may help reduce certain symptoms of ...

Brain scans reveal how music changes the brain's response to sweet and sour tastes, suggesting that sound can influence ...