The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications, reveals how rhythmic brain waves known as alpha ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

Kanazawa University, have captured real-time images showing how a key brain enzyme organizes itself to help memory formation.

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

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

The results revealed that the speed of alpha brain waves in the parietal cortex plays a key role. This region of the brain ...

On Monday, Jan. 12, findings published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) revealed that ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...