A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

A new study investigated the brain circuits involved in psychosis—a condition characterized by delusions, hallucinations, ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

A new study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

According to Bottemanne and Joly, brain imaging studies have shown that fathers can experience alterations in gray matter across many different brain regions. Gray matter is the cortical tissue that ...

A high-resolution spatial map of the human hypothalamus makes it possible to identify specific cells, determine their exact ...

Scientists have long sought to understand the complexities of human intelligence. The relationship between brain structure ...

Why do our mental images stay sharp even when we are moving fast? A team of neuroscientists has identified a mechanism that corrects visual distortions caused by movement in animals. The study, ...

A new study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's disease and ...

Scientists crack the code of the decision-making process in the human brain. Prefrontal cortex is the key to decision-making ...