Emerging evidence suggests that only certain types of training produce meaningful benefits, and those benefits may differ ...

A language-specific brain network can be identified even when a person is resting, listening to music, or doing a task ...

An image of microglia, in green, which comprise the nervous system's resident, primary immune cells, which perform essential tasks like 'cleaning' the brain. (Siegert group/ISTA) Anesthesia's effects ...

AI has helped scientists measure the brain’s hidden cleaning system, revealing that fluid moves rapidly around its outer spaces but about 50 times more slowly through deep tissue. The discovery could ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story A neuroscientist argues that brain science points to the existence of an immaterial mind or soul, pointing to cases like split-brain patients and ...

While the age at which you legally become an adult is 18, your brain isn't fully developed yet. At 18, your brain actually ...

October saw several universities launch major initiatives in brain science and neurological research, often with the help of new private gifts to underwrite their efforts. Here are summaries of the ...

Orexins are a pair of neurotransmitters—chemicals that carry messages between neurons. One of the main jobs of these particular neurotransmitters is to regulate wakefulness. And a new generation of ...

An intensive seven-day meditation retreat triggered striking changes across the brain and body, including shifts tied to ...

A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualize the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging. The ...

Until half a billion years ago, life on Earth was slow. The seas were home to single-celled microbes and largely stationary soft-bodied creatures. But at the dawn of the Cambrian era, some 540 million ...

Older adults who leave the workforce may experience cognitive decline, according to a recent study. Experts say the healthiest version of FIRE, which is short for "financial independence, retire early ...