The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen-like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the ...

For years, serotonin has been linked to anxiety, but new research flips the script—higher serotonin in the cerebellum might ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

The physiological power and biological value of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is so significant that it is often referred ...