The human brain runs on a tight energy budget. Despite making up only 2% of our body weight, it devours around 20% of our ...

Researchers discovered uniquely human neuroanatomical features in a study comparing human brains to macaque and chimpanzee ...

New study reveals brain aging accelerates at 44 and peaks at 67, with ketone supplements showing potential to slow age-related decline.

When the human brain is starved of energy, it may start to 'eat' its own fatty tissue for fuel, according to a pilot study on ...

Columbia scientists mapped brain mitochondria for the first time, revealing how energy shapes memory, mood, and mental health ...

Everything the brain does—from storing memories to interpreting sights to regulating emotions—requires energy, all produced ...

Meanwhile, the fMRI was snapping pictures of the baby's brain, including its hippocampus, "a region that we know is super ...

In May 2023, the World Health Organization ( WHO) recommended against using non-sugar sweeteners like sucralose for weight ...

Meanwhile, the fMRI was snapping pictures of the baby's brain, including its hippocampus, "a region that we know is super important for memory in adults," says Yates. The scans revealed that ...

Tristan Yates has no doubt about her first memory, even if it is a little fuzzy. "I was about three and a half in Callaway Gardens in Georgia," she recalls, "just running around with my twin ...