Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start-it becomes refined by what ...

X) has uncovered surprising neural activity in people with aphantasia—a condition where individuals report being unable to ...

One MRI scan can now reveal how quickly you're aging. Faster aging links to poor memory, chronic illness, and earlier death.

The team used a special type of brain scan called tau PET, which tracks a protein known as tau that builds up in the brain ...

A new brain scan tool shows how quickly your body and mind are aging. It can spot early signs of diseases like dementia, long ...

Although it’s too soon to use the new results in the clinic, the test provides advantages over previously reported ‘clocks’ — ...

New research has pinpointed specific brain regions that are altered in individuals with psychopathy—especially those with ...

A new study has found that psychopaths show structural changes in particular areas of the brain that deal with things like ...

A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC's Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute ...

CT scan. This test uses X-rays and a computer to make horizontal (axial) images of the brain. CT scans are more detailed than general X-rays. MRI scan. This test uses large magnets, radio waves, and a ...

There's little more relaxing than spending time at the beach—but what's going on in your brain during a day spent playing in the waves? Scientists are discovering more of the benefits of "blue ...

Meet the Experts: Michelle Voss, Ph.D., a professor of psychological and brain sciences at the University of Iowa ;and S. Ahmad Sajjadi M.D., Ph.D., an associate professor of neurology at the ...