Neuroscience has long worshiped the neocortex—the brain’s hub for sophisticated thought. But consciousness may originate ...

Using single-cell RNA sequencing and genetic screening, the researchers identified key surface proteins that mediate ...

Findings by Hopkins researchers suggest that all humans are equipped with the foundation needed to learn programming ...

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.

New research reveals that the human brain contains a built-in pain map that activates in different regions when relieving ...

Learn more about how researchers were able to fully map a mouse brain and give us a better understanding of how or why we ...

Glioblastoma doesn't just affect the brain. It also erodes bones in the skull and changes the composition of immune cells in skull marrow.

Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge and trigger a new outbreak years later. How do they survive? And how can ...

Jennifer Munson’s decade-long study in Roanoke reveals that chemo drugs damage the brain’s waste-clearing vessels — a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for “chemo brain” and other ...

Humans can maintain only so many friendships effectively. Relationships significantly influence mental and physical health. Friendships can shift based on interactions and time spent together. You may ...

We’ve all been told that many short study sessions beat one long, all-night “cramming” marathon. That basic idea – called the signal spacing effect – shows up again and again in memory research.