New research suggests the brain may stay active moments after the heart stops, triggering life recall and calm sensations ...

Every moment, the brain balances signals that unfold at different speeds. Some arrive in milliseconds, such as a sudden sound ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health - changes in ...

Researchers say the innovation, known as SmartEM, will speed scanning sevenfold and open the field of connectomics to a ...

The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new UVA Health ...

But why is that? What is it about our relationships that make them so central to our lives? According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he ...