A new study suggest that brief exercise, such as 20 minutes of moderate cycling, can boost brain activity, which may help to ...

“The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and acts as the central hub for thinking and cognition. It enables you to ...

Scientists found microplastics in all examined human brains in a recent study, with highest levels discovered in dementia patients.

Have you ever felt calmer almost as soon as you step into the woods? Or maybe noticed your busy mind soften as you look out ...

Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed numerous artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can process human speech in different languages. The extent to which these models replicate ...

The South African kanna plant has the surprising ability to alter signals in various brain regions, impacting mood, alertness, and stress ...

Preclinical studies on animals have identified brain pathways that drive quick, protective fear responses to "scary" sounds.

The human brain, weighing roughly three pounds, runs the full spectrum of cognition, motor control, sensory processing, and ...

Researchers have identified a network of connections between the brainstem and spinal cord that enables people to grasp, hold ...

A new study of neural oscillations during varying stages of consciousness shows that anesthesia doesn’t just knock us out—it ...

"If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't." — Emerson M. Pugh. In a previous piece, I argued that introspection may ...

High-grade gliomas, especially glioblastoma (GBM) and others, remain among the most aggressive brain cancers, with few ...