Our brains know we’ll change our minds before we do. Understanding how might help us learn to make better decisions.

The study builds on a body of research. Scientists discover concerning new threat to human brain health: 'Expected to be a ...

So again, it’s still too early to say for sure that treating a sleep disorder reduces your risk of dementia because of ...

The vagus nerve functions as a communication channel that links the brain to the gut system. The brain receives chemical ...

A team of Indiana University neuroscientists has built a new model of human brain networks that sheds light on how the brain functions. The model offers a new tool for exploring individual ...

That the human mind treads a delicate line between order and disorder is a radical idea that’s gaining traction - and is changing our understanding of intelligence, consciousness and creativity ...

Miniature models of the brain have revealed a "previously unappreciated" role of microglia, a type of cell found within the ...

Early on, Nedergaard and Iliff, a glial cell biologist and a vascular physiologist, respectively, hypothesized that waste ...

A new way of mapping activity and connections between different regions of the brain has revealed fresh insights into how higher order functions like language, thought and attention, are organized.

The cerebral cortex is the brain’s outermost layer and is involved in many of the higher functions of the human brain including memory, learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and emotions..

Encoding human experience: Study reveals how brain cells compute the flow of time Researchers say findings could have implications for improving memory, cognitive functions and artificial ...

Scientists can coax stem cells into clusters that mimic the functions of brain regions, which could help us understand brain disorders.