'Our findings offer definitive answers regarding several scientific controversies about brain anatomy, which have occupied autism research for the past 10 to 15 years,' says one expert. 'Previous ...

Like with fingerprints, no two people have the same brain anatomy, a study has shown. This uniqueness is the result of a combination of genetic factors and individual life experiences. Like with ...

A groundbreaking study questions the link between anatomical abnormalities in autism, finding minimal brain structure differences. Published in Cerebral Cortex by Israeli researchers Shlomi Haar and ...

The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not engaged in physical activities, such as relaxing, resting or daydreaming.

Brain asymmetry has been observed in humans and other animals in terms of structure, function and behaviour. This lateralization is thought to reflect evolutionary, developmental, hereditary, ...

Tractography based on diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) is widely used for mapping the structural connections of the human brain. Its accuracy is known to be limited by technical factors affecting in vivo ...

Monkeys known as macaques possess the vocal anatomy to produce "clearly intelligible" human speech but lack the brain circuitry to do so, according to new research. The findings — which could apply to ...