Brain volume and function are altered in individuals with opioid use disorder, a new Yale study finds. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI (fMRI), researchers observed the ...

Researchers have identified the brain circuitry that links deep sleep with the release of growth hormone, revealing how the ...

Sleep may be the brain's secret to resilience, helping it recover from stress, adapt to change, and maintain healthy function ...

A crucial link between the brain's cleaning system and deterioration of neurons associated with Alzheimer's disease has been discovered by University of Queensland researchers. Professor Elizabeth ...

The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and the nervous system.

The brain does not only cooperate; it also competes. So determines an international study by the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, Pompeu Fabra University and the Montreal ...

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

Exercise has long been linked with stronger brains and reduced risk of dementia and other cognitive diseases. But new research suggests that older adults can significantly improve brain health with ...

Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common brain disorders in the world and affects between seven and ten million people.

Octopuses, squid and cuttlefish may have evolved large brains because of the challenges posed by their environments rather ...