A new memoir, "Unshrunk," offers a scathing critique of the psychiatric drug industry, and forges a new path to healing.

For years, researchers have debated how our brains consistently develop areas specialized for recognizing faces, objects, ...

Riddle me this: how can it be that reading these words activates nearly identical word-sensitive patches of the brain's visual system in you and nearly every other reader of this story? And that a ...

Federal science funding is more than just a line item in the budget — it drives the growth, innovation and services ...

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

Brain organoids, three-dimensional models of the brain, are a boon to neuroscience, making it possible to study the ...

A study of nearly 38,000 adults shows that the number of kids correlates with coordination of brain regions’ activities — regardless of parents’ sex.

I am 71, and I recently saw my urologist for urinating a lot and not getting enough sleep. He performed a flow test and a scope, then ...

At age 70, I’ve become more and more forgetful lately and am concerned it may be an early sign of dementia. Are there any memory screening tools or services that ...

The brain response shows overall brain activity involved in processing the location and intensity of pain. This response was lower when people were exposed to virtual nature scenes compared to ...