Tiny plastic particles may be quietly threatening brain health. New research suggests microplastics—now widely found in food, water, and even household dust—could trigger inflammation and damage in ...

Recent research indicates a link between an animal’s gut bacteria and brain function. This may be true in humans, too.

It has long been known as the arbiter of reward in the brain, but recent findings could upend this classic theory of dopamine ...

A recent study suggests that after a stroke, the brain may attempt to heal itself in an unexpected way. While the damaged ...

This article discusses that applying principles from neuroscience, specifically neuroplasticity, can significantly enhance ...

Neurons—the nerve cells responsible for transmitting electrical and chemical signals throughout the body—are organized in tissue, tending to cluster together in groups according to how they function.

Around the world, 10.6 percent of people are left-handed. Handedness is a form of so-called functional brain asymmetry: left-right differences in brain function. In left-handers, the right motor ...

Brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in or around the brain. They can be primary (originating in the brain) or secondary (metastatic, spreading to the brain from cancer elsewhere). They can also ...

A new study reveals metformin acts directly on the brain, raising fresh concerns about its wider effects. While effective for ...

The brain keeps score. When you deprive it of rest for long periods, the impact doesn't show up immediately, it accumulates ...