Every day, your brain makes thousands of decisions under uncertainty. Most of the time, you guess right. When you don't, you ...

A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, Ph.D., and Travis E. Faust, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, explains how two different ...

A team of scientists from the University of Cologne's Institute of Biochemistry has made a decisive discovery about the molecular basis of synapse formation in the central nervous system. They studied ...

Ever wonder what happens when you sleepwalk? This sketch shows the brain cells in action as you try to play video games while asleep! Lawmakers Raise Alarms on Taxpayer-Funded Aid “Law & Order: SVU” ...

For decades, scientists believed Alzheimer’s was driven mainly by sticky protein plaques and tangles in the brain. Now Purdue researchers have revealed a hidden culprit: fat. They found that brain ...

From Santiago Ramón y Cajal’s hand came branches and whorls, spines and webs. Now-famous drawings by the neuroanatomist in the late 19th and early 20th centuries showed, for the first time, the ...

Research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine explores the ways brain cells communicate, revealing fresh insight into the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

Dogs and treats go together like peanut butter and jelly. Most pups can’t hide their excitement when a favorite snack is involved. Their reactions can be funny, surprising, or downright goofy, showing ...

There must be something about the human brain that’s different from the brains of other animals — something that enables humans to plan, imagine the future, solve crossword puzzles, tell sarcastic ...