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

Columbia scientists mapped brain mitochondria for the first time, revealing how energy shapes memory, mood, and mental health ...

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 ...

An "unprecedented view" of how the body changes during and after pregnancy has revealed many long-lasting impacts on the ...

The Victorian palaeontologist Richard Owen incorrectly argued that the human brain was the only brain to contain a small area ...

Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by a host of recognizable cognitive symptoms, but many non-cognitive symptoms like changes in sleep, anxiety and depression can be early signs of the disease.

A popular hypothesis for how the brain clears molecular waste, which may help explain why sleep feels refreshing, is a ...

Concepts encoded by concept neurons can be an animal, an article of clothing, a place, or a person. The concept can be evoked ...

We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything ...

The hippocampal formation is a group of brain regions, including the hippocampus and some other structures closely connected ...

Humans have unique brain connections affecting emotions, social intelligence, and language, unlike chimpanzees or macaques.