The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything—from our thoughts and memories to our emotions and decision-making. And yet, ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

The brain constantly blends split-second reactions with slower, more thoughtful processing, and new research shows how it ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

Dopamine in the brain influences movement, learning, motivation and sleep. In humans, problems with dopamine are linked to ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

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You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

Alzheimer’s disease has long looked like a slow-motion wildfire, starting in one part of the brain and then advancing along ...

A single damaged protein inside one brain cell may seem insignificant. Yet new research shows how that small mistake can ...