A landmark study suggests that this daily habit may reshape how your mind activates.

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest ...

The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

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

Johns Hopkins scientists reveal that “inactive” GluD brain proteins regulate neuronal communication and open up new ...

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

Using a speck of mouse brain matter the size of a grain of sand, scientists have created the first precise, three-dimensional map of a mammal’s brain. The map details the form, function and activity ...

Meta is testing artificial intelligence systems that can turn patterns of brain activity into text, effectively letting people “type” with their thoughts while lying inside a scanner. The work is ...

New research suggests that auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may come from a brain glitch that confuses inner thoughts ...