A study in patients with epilepsy is helping researchers understand how the brain manages the task of learning a new language

A new study has identified a brain circuit that seems to mediate aspects of our personality responsible for religiosity and spirituality

A portable optical sensor system would allow a medic or layperson to quickly diagnose the severity of a brain injury in the field

Higher intake of specific nutrients is associated with lower brain iron concentration and better cognitive performance in older adults.

The brain is undoubtedly the most complex organ in the human body and medical experts have long been trying to understand its full potential

Amyloid plaques are protein deposits that collect between brain cells, hindering function and eventually leading to Alzheimer's Disease.

Alphaviruses — mosquito-borne viruses that can trigger brain infections and arthritis — may have met their match.

People with mentally stimulating jobs have a lower risk of dementia in old age than those with non-stimulating jobs, finds a study.

Whether listening to a concerto by Bach or the latest pop tunes on Spotify, the human brain does not wait passively for the song to unfold.

It’s long been believed that advancing age leads to broad declines in our mental abilities. New research offers surprisingly good news.

A team of engineers and physicians has developed a steerable catheter that for the first time will give neurosurgeons the ability to steer..

The findings suggest that auditory and speech processing occur in parallel , contradicting a long-held theory that the brain processed...

Just eight weeks of meditation studies can make your brain quicker, according to new research from Binghamton University.

Supportive social interactions in adulthood are important for your ability to stave off cognitive decline despite brain aging

People born blind have never seen that bananas are yellow but Johns Hopkins University researchers find that like any sighted person

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are emerging assistive devices that may one day help people with brain or spinal injuries to move.

Thanks to their swimming robot modeled after a lamprey, EPFL scientists may have discovered why some vertebrates

New research explains how the nervous system in the gut, known as the enteric nervous system behaves similar to other neural networks.

Novel approach to reverse aspects of aging-related deterioration in the brain and cognitive function via the microbes in the gut.

Research has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain.