Arizona State researchers will scan 100 postmortem brains after a pilot detected plastic signals in human tissue.

MIT researchers analyzing fMRI scans from 772 people found that language processing extends beyond the brain’s traditional ...

One such example is the Elvish languages created by Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit author JRR Tolkien. Before writing his novels and making his characters speak, Tolkien – a trained linguist – ...

Fruit, honey and other naturally sweet foods may have helped fuel the evolution of the human brain, according to new research ...

The brain's immune system has long been thought to exist independently from the rest of the body, complete with its own ...

Researchers have developed a computer model of the human cortex that links its microscopic chemistry to its brain-wide ...

Researchers published a new study mapping single-cell gene expression and neural synchronization during DBS in living human tissue.

What unique processes conspire to create a healthy, functional human brain? How can we be so genetically similar to, say, chimpanzees, and yet be light-years more sophisticated cognitively and ...

Brain-computer interface technologies help people regain communication, movement, and sensation while revealing fresh ...

A study highlights the role of carbohydrates, as well as the prominence of meat, in the brain and reproductive development of ...

Do you believe that your brain is resting when you are sitting on a beach and observing the sea waves? Most of us feel so, ...