Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

including the cerebellum and brain stem. These also fulfill critical functions. Running through parts of the brain are a dozen pairs of cranial nerves, which link the brain directly to muscles and ...

Although we know a lot about the brain and what it does, we still have much left to learn about the most complex organ in the ...

They found that different parts of the brain work together to produce creative ideas, not just one particular area. "Unlike motor function or vision, they're not dependent on one specific location ...

The brain is the part of the central nervous system that is contained within the skull. It is responsible for executive and cognitive functions and regulates the functioning of the other parts of ...

The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by a team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at UCL.

These nerve pairs spread throughout your body to deliver commands from your brain and spinal cord to and from parts of your body ... together to allow your brain to control your body’s many functions, ...

As part of treatment for severe epilepsy, 11 adolescent patients had electrodes implanted deep into the part of the brain that is critical for key language function ... Different parts of the brain ...

So experiments that investigate brain function, investigate how the brain works. Interestingly, after huge advances in other parts of medicine, we know relatively little about brain function.

West Virginia University neuroscientists have discovered a way to control how much zinc is released to specific locations in ...

Participants who stuck to healthier diets in midlife also showed better brain function, especially in regions responsible for learning, memory and how different parts of the brain communicate with ...

The parts of the brain needed to remember words have been identified. Those areas are affected by a common form of epilepsy, say scientists. A team of neurologists and neurosurgeons at University ...