Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

A new study reveals how the brain can make decisions based not only on direct experiences, but also on indirect associations ...

Using rare brain recordings from patients, scientists found that the thalamus helps trigger visual awareness. The study ...

Incoming information from the retina is channeled into two pathways in the brain's visual system: one that's responsible for ...

The primary aim of the study is to evaluate Spectris' efficacy in slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s against sham for ...

Recent scientific evidence suggests consciousness is more than just a function of the brain and three theories have emerged ...

New research from University College London offers fresh insights into this puzzle. By mapping the development of ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the cerbrum contains less than 20 percent of the neurons in our brain. Eighty ...

This is an important study that combines replications of findings and novel detailed MRI investigations to assess the impact of environmental enrichment and maternal behavior on mice brain structure ...

Your brain and skin are interconnected—and when a disorder affects both, treatment must involve a multidisciplinary approach.

The researchers observed that, in the absence of the principal whiskers, the brain region that normally processes this ...

The brains of infants may process pain differently from those of adults. What any of this feels like we still don’t know.