New research published in Scientific Reports provides evidence that the path from genetic predisposition to general ...

Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Engineering have developed a novel ...

Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) School of Engineering have achieved a major ...

Small and dense but filled with vitally important neural fibers, the brainstem has been hard for brain imaging technologies ...

The signals that drive many of the brain and body's most essential functions - consciousness, sleep, breathing, heart rate, ...

When we learn a new skill, our brain forms new connections between the neurons. The more we do the new skill, the stronger ...

BERKELEY, Calif. (KGO) -- At a busy imaging lab at the University of California, Berkeley researchers are preparing for a journey to unmapped corners of the human brain. To get there, the team led by ...

Stroke and spinal cord injuries can severely impair motor functions, and understanding how to promote recovery is a critical challenge. While damaged neurons in the brain and spinal cord have limited ...

Stanford Medicine investigators have replicated, in a lab dish, one of the most prominent human nervous pathways for sensing pain. This nerve circuit transmits sensations from the body’s skin to the ...

Scientists at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, (NUS Medicine), have identified a molecular switch that helps aging brains ...

That knot in the stomach before a big presentation isn't just anxiety—it's a sophisticated neural network firing signals ...

A University of Jyväskylä dissertation shows that a background in visual arts shapes how the brain processes color. Individuals with training in the visual arts displayed stronger neural responses to ...