New research shows early Multiple Sclerosis brain damage is dynamic and reversible. Myelin swellings can shrink and disappear based on nerve activity.

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique.

The cover of the new book "Whole-brain modeling. Cartography of the dynamics of mind" poses the central question of what ...

A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC has for the first time identified specific patterns of brain chemical activity that predict ...

These changes aren’t permanent – the brain goes gradually back to normal after coming back to Earth. Understanding the ...

The human brain works in interesting ways - you probably didn't know that your body is paralysed when you sleep or that we are motion blind for hours every day ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

Career decisions are about more than logistics; they’re also about meaning, satisfaction, and identity. And because long-term ...

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

Scientists have discovered that the human brain understands spoken language in a way that closely resembles how advanced AI language models work. By tracking brain activity as people listened to a ...

In 2024, researchers completed the first-ever map of the circuitry of a fruit fly’s brain. Despite its diminutive size, the organ packs almost 500 feet of wiring and 54.5 million synapses into the ...