Forget crowd sizes — a new study confirms that conservatives boast slightly larger amygdalas, the part of the brain that plays a key role in identifying and reacting to potential threats, compared ...

Brain scans of thousands of people revealed that the human brain has five distinct eras, with turning points in the way it is ...

New research finds that brain development is not linear. There are distinct phases with unique characteristics.

Healthy aging induces parallel changes in brain functional activity and structural morphology, yet the interplay between ...

New research among World Trade Center (WTC) responders with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has uncovered ...

Researchers created pea-sized brain structures from stem cells to study neural firing patterns, correctly identifying bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

Political views are tied to brain structure, study suggests. April 7, 2011— -- Amid the looming prospect of a government shutdown, the clock is ticking for Democrats and Republicans to strike a ...

A hidden four-layer structure in the brain’s key memory hub has been revealed, reshaping how scientists understand learning and neurological disease.

PHILADELPHIA— Important brain structures that are key for signaling in the brain are narrower and less dense in females, and more likely to be damaged by brain injuries, such as concussion. Long-term ...

Luis M. García Marín receives funding from The University of Queensland (UQ). Miguel E. Rentería receives funding from the Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation, the Shake It Up Australia ...

Neuroscientists are closing in on a striking idea: some brain cells appear to be tuned specifically to music, firing in patterns that let us anticipate the next note before it arrives. Instead of ...