UCL researchers report epilepsy is associated with gray matter differences in thickness and volume in several brain regions.
A new study suggests exercise could improve cognitive function in people at risk for Alzheimer's disease as it improves the efficiency of brain activity associated with memory.
Light exercise, such as walking, could offer hope for re-establishing some neural connections in people with MCI and Alzheimer's.
Suppression of the brain's inhibitory functions can result in more of an openness mystical and religious experiences, study reports.
Newly formed emotional memories can be erased from the human brain.The findings may represent a breakthrough in research on memory and fear. This is shown by researchers from Uppsala University in a study being published by Science.
Researchers report inhibited activity of the amygdala makes people more susceptible to deception when it comes to illusory perception. The study suggests the amygdala might help to protect us against distortions in self-perception.
Researchers successfully grew adult human neurons from tissue donated from surgery patients. The researchers were able to identify at least 5 brain cell types and the potential proteins each cell could make.
Do you know how many milliliters of blood is delivered to the brain per heartbeat, or whether you experience pain during brain surgery? Researchers explore five things you probably didn't know about the human brain.
Findings suggest brain networks associated with impulse control could be weakened in people with gambling addiction.
Do you have a problem visualizing images? According to researchers, you could have a newly defined condition called aphantasia.
Maternal stress and anxiety alter the structure and biochemistry of the developing fetal brain.
Study reveals how the brain analyzes different types of speech which may be linked to how we comprehend sentences and calculate mathematical equations.
