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

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

Nearly one in four adults over age 50 may have a hidden brain condition tied to sharply higher dementia risk, even without a history of stroke, researchers warn.

Studies of brain injuries and electrical stimulation seemed to bear this out. Damaging the Broca’s area, for instance, interfered with speech, and stimulating specific tissues could lead to specific ...

Scientists found our brain may organize behavior by activity patterns rather than fixed regions, reshaping how brain control ...

Scientists at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, (NUS Medicine), have identified a molecular switch that helps aging brains ...

Human memory and attention are core cognitive functions that shape perception, learning, and decision-making. And whilst decades of research have provided ...

Omega-3 fatty acids, creatine, magnesium and vitamin D support memory and brain function. Correcting low levels of these ...

After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, ...

Can the brain function when its architecture is altered? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) demonstrates that neurons located in the wrong place can nevertheless ensure normal ...

When we think about drinking enough water, most of us focus on physical health benefits glowing skin, proper digestion, healthy kidneys, or better exercise performance. But what many overlook is that ...