One of the defining features of human evolution is the steady expansion of our brains. New findings suggest this growth may be partly linked to higher levels of estrogen before birth. Surprisingly, a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Scientists grew organoids, or tiny models of the brain, to learn more about how the organ forms ...

Researchers identify a specialized "satellite" language network in the cerebellum, offering new insights into how the brain ...

We are conducting a research study using MRI to understand how the brain regulates blood flow and physiology, with the goal of developing better tools for early detection of vascular dementia.

Julia Sheffield, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has dedicated her career to solving the mysteries of psychosis. As a clinician, Sheffield, the Jack Martin, MD ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Associate professor Dong Song (L) and first author Xiwei She (R) discuss their machine learning model. (CREDIT: USC) Scientists ...

The limbic cortex is mapped, as experience is digested by one’s temperament. As the brain matures, the linkages of circuits of brain maps with circuits of brain maps expands exponentially until it ...

Jennifer Hammel (left) and Monet Roberts conduct research in senior author Jennifer Munson's Lab at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. The team studies how chemotherapy drugs affect ...

Immune cells in the human brain may be critical to orchestrating the organ's development in the womb because they trigger a dramatic increase in an important type of nerve cell, new research suggests.