Recent insights into brain functioning challenge the long-standing belief that brain wiring is the primary determinant of intelligence and behavior. It appears that it’s not just about how the brain ...

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

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

While we've known for some time that obesity affects the brain, scientists have found that, more importantly, it's where you ...

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

Summary: A new five-year study explores how dopamine may drive changes in brain myelin during social isolation. Researchers ...

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

A new study reports that prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos is associated with lasting changes in the ...

New research shows that mild COVID-19 alters brain structure and connectivity in key areas responsible for memory and cognition, emphasizing the lasting effects on young people’s brain health. Study: ...

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.