How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It ...

For over 100 years, scientists have agreed that discrete collections of brain cells fire off signals to other brain areas through a series of interconnected fibers. In a new study, researchers applied ...

Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...

Vision happens when patterns of light entering the eye are converted into reliable patterns of brain activity. This reliability allows the brain to recognize the same object each time it is seen. Our ...

“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in gating contents into consciousness,” the team explains in its paper.

A part of the brain that is about the size of a sunflower seed in people could play a big role in our food consumption ...

A new study in mice reports that concussions sustained early in life can cause subtle brain changes that re-emerge later in ...

New research shows fat in arms, legs, torso, and around organs affects brain health differently, with visceral fat tied to ...

New research shows that DMT, a natural psychoactive compound found in plants and the human brain, can protect against stroke damage in animal and cell models.

Prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos is associated with altered brain structure, function, and metabolism, with a duration into late childhood and adolescence.