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

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 ...

The same brain cells linked to disorientation in Alzheimer's disease have been preserved—and even slightly increased—across ...

Studies have revealed that brain development occurs in five main stages. The first stage, childhood, lasts from birth to ...

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 ...

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

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

In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC ...

Researchers implanted electrodes in the human nucleus accumbens to track brain activity during severe food preoccupation in ...

In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators report that only a small section of ...

The test and how to take it are shared by TikToker Savvas Trichas. He introduces the psychology test by asking which of the ...

White matter gets its color from myelin, a fatty substance that insulates nerve fibers (axons). This insulation speeds up the transmission of electrical signals between neurons. White matter is ...