New research reveals that MRI distance measures may more accurately predict cognitive decline during the preclinical phase of ...

In new research published in Nature, scientists have produced the first comprehensive atlas of the tiny energy producers in ...

In a demographically diverse sample of healthy people, Cornell researchers found dramatic changes over the human lifespan in ...

A new study has created the first normative charts of brain functional development from birth to six years old, highlighting ...

Scientists believe the locus coeruleus is the brain region most vulnerable to the physical ... The researchers then used advanced MRI scans to measure the intensity of neuromelanin in the ...

People who have damage to a specific part of their brains are more likely to be impulsive, and new research has found that damage also makes them more likely to be influenced by other people.

Direct brain recordings reveal that the thalamus, especially its intralaminar and medial nuclei, actively shapes conscious ...

Many brain functions, particularly the senses, are similar across different mammal species.

An increase in neural activity in posterior cortical brain regions can also lead to mind blanking, as is the case when high-speed thinking leads to slower cognitive function. When people were ...

each controlling serotonin release in a particular region of the brain. This has implications for the "winner-takes-all" principle of neuroscience -- an idea applied in computational models of ...