New research finds that brain development is not linear. There are distinct phases with unique characteristics.

Scientists identified cellular metabolism and energy signaling as a central factor connecting genetic and environmental ...

Researchers at the University of New Mexico found the average brain has the equivalent of about 7 grams of microplastics — 50% more than studies revealed in 2016. The potential health implications are ...

As the brain ages, cells in the central nervous system experience metabolic dysfunction and increased oxidative damage. These cellular issues impair the ability to maintain the myelin sheath (the ...

Humans owe our impressive intellect to our large brains, which are unusually sophisticated thanks to evolution. The first surge in our brain size occurred between 2 million and 800,000 years ago, when ...

You may have heard the myth that humans use only 10% of their brains. That statement is patently untrue — most people use all of their brains, all of the time. But for people who have survived a ...

This summer, a team of Dartmouth researchers created OpenNeuro Average, a new template for mapping the surface of the brain — and the culmination of more than two years of research. The template will ...

May 7, 2008 (Washington, DC) — A large neuroimaging study found that in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), brain development follows a normal trajectory, but maturation of the prefrontal ...

Are brain supplements effective in preventing memory lapses and improving cognitive capacity (thinking, problem solving, etc.)?

For the first time, a team of researchers at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National ...

Psilocybin is a psychedelic drug with promising clinical applications for treating mood disorders and substance abuse ...

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to raising awareness about brain injuries through education and advocacy—a typical brain symptom that people experience, when either ...