Over the decades, the undifferentiated, monochrome swath of cells under the microscope's lens has bloomed into glorious Technicolor. In the new book Portraits of the Mind: Visualizing the Brain ...

There’s a ticking time bomb in my head. I’m learning to live with it. Like most people in treatment for brain tumors in the United States, I’ve had to adapt to a mind that feels very ...

Anne Harrington’s “Mind Fixers” traces the history of attempts to establish the biology of mental illnesses — which have led to repeated frustration.

Premieres Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, April 11 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Navigate the lives of three people in the face of Parkinson's disease. An optician ...

Dr. Richard Restak is the author of more than 20 books about the brain. Here's the No. 1 thing he avoids to keep his own ...

Brain scans have revealed that when your mind wanders, it switches into “autopilot” mode, enabling you to carry on doing tasks quickly, accurately and without conscious thought.