From a cubic millimeter of brain tissue, scientists have constructed a precise, 3D map of the activity in a mouse’s brain, detailing 84,000 neurons and more than 500 million synapses.

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 ...

“Any physical exercise, whether weight training or aerobic activity, is known to increase levels of a chemical involved in brain cell growth. It can also mobilize anti-inflammatory T-cells. This is ...

A unique study is tracking the development of hundreds of babies whose parents have also been studied since birth.

Yes, you heard it right. Just like a pacemaker for the heart, which ensures the heart ticks, there is a pacemaker for the brain that sends electrical impulses to specific areas of the brain, which are ...

Victor Perez, 17, who also had cerebral palsy, had been in a coma since the April 5 shooting, and tests Friday showed that he ...

Cognitive decline isn’t inevitable – and in many cases, it’s preventable or at least delayable with the right ... activity actually increases the volume of your hippocampus – the brain ...

Observed brain changes illuminate a link between emotional attachment and decision-making deficits in people with hoarding ...

Researchers use neuroimaging techniques to map creativity, not simply to specific regions, but to a "creativity circuit" in ...

Relatives say an autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot by Idaho police from the other side of a chain-link fence while ...