A recent study may reshape our understanding of brain evolution and open new avenues for studying neurological diseases.

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region. Previous research has ...

Different brain regions are connected by—and interact through—networks of neurons. But the extent to which neuronal wiring drives shared function between these different regions is not well understood ...

A new study is the first to show that two of our most sophisticated cognitive functions, using and understanding language and being able to sense how other people feel, have distinct origins in the ...

Nuts and seeds: Walnuts, chia seeds, and flaxseeds provide healthy fats and other nutrients that support overall metabolic ...

Glial cells, also known as neuroglia, are non-neuronal cells that play a crucial role in various neurophysiological processes. They not only support nervous system structures but also contribute to ...

Some adults’ brains look “older” than their age long before old age. In a study of 1,400+ people aged 18 to 65, older-looking brain patterns were linked to somewhat weaker working memory, more ...

Scientists have spent decades trying to get medicine across the blood-brain barrier. Two treatments for a rare genetic ...