A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, ...

A neuroscientist survey shows that 40 percent think it might be possible to preserve a human brain, potentially well enough ...

Scientists have identified a promising target for treatment of a devastating autoimmune disease affecting the brain.

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

Your brain and your politics go hand in hand. We all know someone —an uncle, a colleague, a childhood friend— who seems to ...

A new study reveals that alpha brain waves help the brain decide what belongs to your body. Faster rhythms allow the brain to match sight and touch more precisely, strengthening the feeling that a ...

In a nutshell, string theory is a sprawling realm of theoretical physics that assumes that tiny vibrating strings are the ...

Scientists have found that a common oral bacterium known as the causative agent of tooth decay can affect the brain and ...

The research has implications for NASA’s goals to build a base on the moon and eventually conduct crewed missions to Mars.

Having someone to care about or feel excited for can change your body chemistry and improve your health more than you might ...

The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind for life. Adolescence is a major turning point not only for social and ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, ...