Mental illness is often described in abstract terms, but is rooted in the brain. A study reveals that genes influencing ...

Humans possess a remarkable balance between stability and flexibility, enabling them to quickly establish new plans and ...

The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects ...

Scientists have reconstructed the head of an ancient human relative from 1.5 million year-old fossilized bones and teeth. But ...

A new study published in the journal Addiction Neuroscience provides evidence that cannabidiol may help prevent the ...

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience become the first to fully characterize cell activity from a little relay station in the centre of the human brain. This aids our understanding ...

A four–amino acid peptide called CAQK has shown powerful brain-protective effects in animal models of traumatic brain injury. Delivered through a standard IV, it zeroes in on injured brain tissue, ...

A microscopic flaw in the brain’s cellular scaffolding can shape brain size for life.

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...

Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an unexpectedly primitive appearance. While its braincase fits with classic ...

Rather than thinking that adolescence ends at 18, groundbreaking brain research has shown that critical brain developmental changes continue until the early thirties.

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