Neurons found in one of the oldest regions of the brain may control when we stop eating a meal, new research in mice hints.

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Discover how neural stem cells activate in the adult human brain, unlocking potential for regeneration, repair, and new ...

A University of Ottawa neuroscientist has led a Canadian research team to reveal important new insights into the activation ...

A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...

Researchers discovered how genetic switches shaped human brain evolution by fine-tuning shared gene expression.

Researchers identified the mechanism mice use to overcome instinctive fear, saying it may help research for people with ...

Scientists have discovered that neural stem cells (NSCs) receive constant feedback from their daughter cells, influencing whether they remain dormant or activate to form new neurons and glia.

The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...

The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...

Scientists have developed an innovative method for growing brain tumors of individual patients in the laboratory that mimic the original structure and the molecular property of the parental tumor as ...

A new study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the process differed from the evolution of chimpanzees.