Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that the gut's rhythmic muscle movements could help ...

Researchers have built a 3D human blood-brain barrier in the lab and discovered a key role of brain pericytes in cerebral ...

For 150 years, Broca's area has defined speech production. Now scientists have discovered a second parallel system that ...

According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the book, that grey matter in our heads is exquisitely optimized for social ...

An early-stage study has found that a common chemotherapy drug disrupts lymphatic cells in the tissue surrounding the brain.

How does the brain take out its trash? That is the job of the brain's lymphatic drainage system, and efforts to understand ...

A gene on the X chromosome revs up inflammation in the female brain, which may explain why rates of multiple sclerosis are ...

Using mathematics, the researchers showed how nearby oscillators — whether in the gut or the brain — can lock onto each other ...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have created one of the most comprehensive single cell maps of the developing human brain. The atlas captures nearly every cell type, ...

Think you see the world as it is? Think again. The brain’s shortcuts make us efficient—but also deeply biased.

Humans developed large brains and flatter faces at an exceptionally quick rate compared to other apes, according to new research from UCL scientists. The study suggests that these rapid changes may ...

They found that creative activities, like dance classes – the tango proved particularly effective – or art classes or music ...