Brain scientists have long debated when, and how strongly, sex starts to shape the human brain. A growing body of imaging ...

For decades, scientists have searched for a safe way to reach deep parts of the human brain without cutting into the skull.

An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all ...

For decades, researchers have attempted to pinpoint the specific areas of the brain responsible for human intelligence. A new ...

Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring ...

Mount Sinai and BPGbio scientists uncover novel molecular drivers from live brain samples that direct human brain structure ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

Protective brain structures called perineuronal nets play a critical role in preserving social memory and may offer a new target for Alzheimer’s treatment. For many families affected by Alzheimer’s ...

Gifu University scientists have uncovered how a brain-specific enzyme reshapes protein-linked sugar chains to facilitate the ...

Among all the fat profiles identified, the “pancreatic-predominant” and “skinny fat” patterns were most strongly associated ...

While we've known for some time that obesity affects the brain, scientists have found that, more importantly, it's where you carry it that matters. And it's the deep visceral fat around organs that ...

For decades, multiple sclerosis (MS) has been defined primarily by its symptoms, rather than its underlying biology. Now, a ...