A hidden four-layer structure in the brain’s key memory hub has been revealed, reshaping how scientists understand learning ...

The 'silent' X chromosome within female brains may not be so silent after all. A new study has found evidence in both mice and humans that as we age, 'sleeping' X chromosomes can be 'awakened' in ...

Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play primarily supportive roles for neurons. Astrocytes do handle debris around neurons ...

A new genetic analysis could help explain why people in the U.S. with African ancestry face a greater risk for stroke and Alzheimer's disease, but less risk of another brain disease, Parkinson's.

Why does the brain remember some images and not others? One of the fundamental questions of neuroscience is how perception impacts what we remember. Yale University researchers have published a new ...

Children are natural scientists. They observe the world, form hypotheses, and test them out. Eventually, they learn to explain their (sometimes endearingly hilarious) reasoning. AI, not so much. There ...

Ever reached a point where you've scrolled social media on your phone for so long before bedtime, you feel foggy, overstimulated, anxious and struggle to get to sleep? It may be that you, and your ...

For how common the phrase "mommy brain" is, we still don't know much about how pregnancy, birth, and postpartum alter a person's brain. "It's shocking that in 2024, there's so little information ...

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McGill University researchers have identified a brain function that helps explain why childhood stress raises metabolic health risks for some women later in life.

Brain aneurysms are a rare condition that can develop in children with certain medical disorders. They can also occur as a result of injury or infection. In adults, the incidence of brain aneurysms ...

Over the past decades, some lawyers have started using brain imaging scans as evidence during criminal trials, to provide a possible explanation for the criminal behavior of defendants. This was ...