A stroke happens when blood flow to a part of the brain is cut off, which damages brain cells. This can lead to many problems ...

Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. And while scientists have long known that these different senses activate ...

Researchers have discovered how inferred emotions are learned. The study shows that the frontal part of the brain coordinates with the amygdala -- a brain region important for simple forms of ...

According to new research, brain aging is a biological process involving degenerative, adaptive, and regenerative changes in ...

Flashes of insight trigger activity in the brain’s hippocampus. This cashew-shaped structure is buried deep within the ...

A Yale-led study shows that the senses stimulate a region of the brain that controls consciousness—a finding that might ...

After Tyler Henry underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor, the celebrity medium shared an update on his health journey.

Language processing in humans depends on the neuronal connection between language areas in the brain. Until recently, this ...

The 10 percent brain myth is false. We use our entire brain. Neuroscience points to several methods of enhancing brain ...

Agents, chatbots and other tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly used in everyday life by many.

Live human brain slices show that only a razor‑thin balance of amyloid beta keeps synapses safe. Any disruption, even slight, ...

Difficulty speaking clearly or understanding language is called aphasia. Its most common cause is stroke, but aphasia also ...