We often talk about science as if it were a purely logical enterprise. Yet, the way we ask questions—and even the kind of ...

Aiming to evaluate the utility of blood-based and other biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and managementJoint ...

Doctors never expected Alex Simpson to survive long after birth. Diagnosed with hydranencephaly — a rare condition in which ...

Researchers in Australia have identified a three-drug combination that greatly extends the survival of motor neuron cells in ...

Ever wondered how some animals manage to survive without the luxury of a good night's rest while we humans desperately need ...

Infectious meningoencephalitis, characterized by inflammation of both the brain and adjacent meninges, is caused by a variety ...

Human brains go through five distinct phases of life, each defined by its own set of characteristics, according to a new ...

"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how ...

Four major turning points around age nine, 32, 66 and 83 create five broad eras of neural wiring over the average human ...

The structure of the human brain is undergoing four key stages of restructuring — at the age of 9, 32, 66, and 83. Neuroscientists from the University of Cambridge came to this conclusion after ...

A sweeping new analysis of more than 4,000 brain scans reveals that our brains’ neural networks don’t simply mature and then ...

This valuable study shows that regions of the human auditory cortex that respond strongly to voices are also sensitive to vocalizations from closely related primate species. The study is ...