The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Human Connectome Project (HCP) map of white matter tracts connecting various brain regions. Source: Courtesy of the Human Connectome Project In November 2013, I wrote a Psychology Today blog post ...

A new study has identified the brain connectivity patterns that lead to cognitive difficulties in patients with schizophrenia, suggesting potential targets for therapeutic intervention in early ...

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

It may interest you: You will already be able to understand your tenderloin! This collar translates your dog's barking using artificial intelligence Congrats to John Simeral et al. on their exciting ...

For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...

New research indicates that the structural organization of the human brain does not develop in a continuous, linear fashion but rather progresses through five distinct phases separated by specific ...

Cardiologist Bob Harrington talks to Mitch Elkind, chief science officer for Brain Health and Stroke at the AHA, about the ...