The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.

The spinal cord is the control cable that connects the brain to the rest of the body. If it is severed, people lose the ability to move their body below the site of the injury. But if it is only ...

A hidden four-layer structure in the brain’s key memory hub has been revealed, reshaping how scientists understand learning ...

The brain goes through five distinct phases in life, with key turning points at ages nine, 32, 66 and 83, scientists have ...

Scientists are learning how the brain knows what’s happening throughout the body, and how that process might go awry in some ...

The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at UCL. The new ...

While it can feel monotonous and even frustrating to listen to health gurus and lifestyle influencers suggest you're not looking out for yourself by feeding into an unhealthy routine or poor habits, ...