Your brain is currently expending about a fifth of your body's energy, and almost none of that is being used for what you're ...

I've always wondered what exactly happens inside my brain after a sleepless night. Why does everything feel harder—thinking ...

The 'silent' X chromosome within female brains may not be so silent after all. A new study has found evidence in both mice and humans that as we age, 'sleeping' X chromosomes can be 'awakened' in ...

Scientists have identified two specific types of brain cells that behave differently in people with depression, offering a ...

Serotonin from antidepressants may amplify tinnitus, offering insight into why ear ringing can worsen during treatment.

As a gifted science communicator, Grace Huckins — a lecturer in the Civic, Liberal, and Global Education Program at Stanford University and a freelance science writer — recently won The Nine Dots ...

Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play primarily supportive roles for neurons. Astrocytes do handle debris around neurons ...

A new study finds that looking at something and imagining it triggers the same exact process in the brain. It's also very similar to the process artificial intelligence uses to create an image.

Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremor and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even thinking. A brain circuit tied to emotion may lead to better treatments for ...

Between the ages of three and four, children undergo a major leap in their ability to use grammar, and recent research ...

Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremors and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even thinking. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on new research suggesting that's because ...

The CATNON trial showed adjuvant Temodar benefits grade 3 glioma patients, with no added benefit from concurrent chemotherapy, reducing potential toxicity. HER3-DXd, an antibody-drug conjugate, ...