Princeton University researchers offer a new theory that an early-life injury to the cerebellum disrupts the brain's processing of external and internal information and leads to "developmental ...

PTSD experts agree that the condition has its roots in very real, physical processes within the brain – and not some sort of psychological “weakness”. But no clear consensus has emerged ...

Understanding others’ beliefs—especially false ones—is key to human communication and begins to develop between ages three ...

Likewise, the theories of anthropologist Ian Tattersall, Ph.D., have nothing to do with psychedelic drugs but share the Stoned Ape’s emphasis on socialization.In his 2004 paper “What happened ...

If scientists can determine how these extracts are guarding the brain and isolate the active chemicals from the roots, they might be able to design drugs to remedy a wide range of ailments. Food ...

Brain scans of older people in a noisy lab machine give biological backing to the idea that distraction hampers memory with aging, researchers reported Wednesday. The finding bolsters a theory ...

The theory, MeshCODE, is based on the discovery of a specific protein molecule called talin. Synapses – the structures that allow brain cells to send signals – contain scaffolds made of talin ...

One hypothesis, known as Integrated Information Theory or IIT, holds that consciousness arises through the interaction and cooperation of various parts of the brain as information is processed.

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Nearly 90 percent of the brain is composed of glial cells, not neurons. Andrew Koob argues that these overlooked cells just might be the source of the imagination If you're enjoying this article ...

In The Altruistic Brain: How We Are Naturally Good (Oxford University Press, 2015; 312 pages), neuroscientist Donald W. Pfaff argues that the human brain is wired for selflessness.