Reduced blood flow to the brain is thought to be a key factor in many forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's, and ...

Koch, who studied vision, thought that by measuring people's brain responses as they looked at special optical illusions, ...

Brain development does not end at 25 but continues into the early 30s as neural networks become more efficient and ...

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Tryptophan does far more than help us sleep—it fuels brain chemistry, energy production, and mood-regulating ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

A gene on the X chromosome revs up inflammation in the female brain, which may explain why rates of multiple sclerosis are higher in women than in men, scientists suggest. When you purchase through ...

Your brain’s habit of replaying the same song on a loop is not a glitch so much as a side effect of how memory, reward and attention are wired. The same circuitry that helps you recognize a friend’s ...