In the first study, a research team from the University of Toronto and the Chinese Academy of Sciences used MRIs to scan the brains of 50 older adults and 24 younger adults. Half the older adults had ...

“Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to adapt, change, and reorganize itself throughout life,” explains Dr. Amaya Manrique ...

“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.

That the human mind treads a delicate line between order and disorder is a radical idea that’s gaining traction - and is changing our understanding of intelligence, consciousness and creativity ...

Simple, research-backed ways to boost memory, focus, mood, and creativity by training different parts of your brain.

Study Brain functions are an intriguing area to explore for experts. For decades, researchers have been exploring the human ...

A growing body of research suggests that the brain clears waste during sleep via the glymphatic system. How does this work ...

The most common type of brain tumor in children, pilocytic astrocytoma (PA), accounts for about 15% of all pediatric brain ...

It’s a herb with several names. Some know it as brahmi. Others call it water hyssop. It’s also referred to as bacopa, or bacopa monnieri.But, many don’t know “the herb of grace” at all. Still, the ...

A hormone produced by the brain, orexin, may play a central role in the functioning of the brain’s glymphatic system, which clears waste, according to a new study from the University of Oulu.

In addition to harming non-target insects like bees, it has also been linked to health risks for much larger animals – including us. Now, a new US study suggests those risks may begin before birth.