The human brain is formed by a complex network of neural connections and most of them link neighboring brain regions, which ...

The largest part of the brain is the highly-evolved cerebrum. The topmost portion is divided into two hemispheres, each with four lobes, within which are many other subdivisions. The cerebral ...

Exercise releases neurotransmitters like endorphins; dopamine, part of the brain's reward system; norepinephrine, which can ...

Reading originates from better brain structure and size, but it's not a setback for non-readers, as brain performance can be ...

Found in a roughly 350-year-old manuscript by Dutch biologist Johannes Swammerdam, the scientific illustration shows the brain of a honeybee drone.

Individual cells in the brain light up for specific ideas. These concept neurons, once known as “Jennifer Aniston cells,” ...

A new study sheds light on one of the most severe consequences of stroke: damage to the brain's 'cables'-- the so-called nerve fibers -- which leads to permanent impairments.

According to neuroscientists, mind-altering brain chips are less far-fetched than they seem. But how far off are they - and would they find a market?

which is a part of the brain, but other parts, such as the parietal lobe, provide sensory details. Scientists have been able to locate engrams in animals but it is much more challenging in humans ...

The Chinese study published in the journal Nature Aging measured levels in the brain of 13 specific proteins that are ...