Understanding how the brain creates conscious experience remains one of science’s most difficult challenges. Brain scans and ...

New research indicates that the structural organization of the human brain does not develop in a continuous, linear fashion ...

Some people are immune to dementia, even if their brain is deteriorating. Cognitive reserve is the secret boost that builds ...

A landmark international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how ...

Learn more about the new study, which highlights the importance of analyzing brain structure and connectivity simultaneously.

A new study suggests that a little-known region deep in the brain could be crucial for preserving physical strength as we age ...

Political views are tied to brain structure, study suggests. April 7, 2011— -- Amid the looming prospect of a government shutdown, the clock is ticking for Democrats and Republicans to strike a ...

New nanomaterial passes the blood-brain barrier to reduce damaging inflammation after the most common form of stroke. When ...

"The brain is not fixed—like a muscle, it responds to training and care," Dr. Majid Fotuhi, MD, Ph.D., told Newsweek.

Exercise made 40-year-olds' brains look younger in 12 months, but the biological mystery remains: fitness gains didn't ...

Astronauts' brains shift position after spaceflight, study in PNAS finds. Changes linked to time in space may impact health ...