Babies encode memories, but they’re unable to recall them later in life, a new study shows. This finding offers insight into ...

The skull evolved for protection against blunt force. Modern acceleration and rotational forces expose the brain to new ...

By studying never-before-seen details of brain connectivity in human infants, researchers have identified how a balance of innate structure and flexible learning produces our remarkably organized ...

The functioning of the brain relies on the establishment of very precise connections between neurons: synapses. A recent ...

He linked “gender identity” to “brain structures,” arguing: Scientific research and medical literature across disciplines demonstrates that gender identity, like other components of sex, has a strong ...

Spring gets its official start Thursday in the Northern Hemisphere with the arrival of the vernal equinox. But what does that ...

Mar. 5, 2025 — Scientists used positron emission tomography (PET) with edaravone, a drug used to treat ALS, to detect oxidative stress, which leads to brain damage, offering a clear path to ...

An AI model trained on dozens of hours of real-world conversation accurately predicts human brain activity and shows that features of language structure emerge without being coded in.

Residents pounded by unusually vicious weather across parts of the U.S. surveyed damage Sunday from violent tornadoes that decimated homes and other structures (AP Video: Sharon Johnson) This image ...

In acutely brain injured patients, well-formed sleep spindles on EEG were more likely present in patients with cognitive motor dissociation, were associated with a shorter time to recovery of ...