The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind for life. Adolescence is a major turning point not only for social and ...

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

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, ...

A neuroscientist survey shows that 40 percent think it might be possible to preserve a human brain, potentially well enough ...

The Dana Foundation, a private foundation advancing neuroscience that connects brain research to real-world needs, values, ...

Annexon (NASDAQ:ANNX) used its presentation at the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference to outline a set of ...

Swept from the corners of my mind... Do you ever get tired of being vigilant? As a woman I grew up with my keys between my ...

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

Monkey experiments hint at a "motivation brake" pathway between two brain regions. Manipulating it may lead to new treatments ...

A new study reveals that alpha brain waves help the brain decide what belongs to your body. Faster rhythms allow the brain to match sight and touch more precisely, strengthening the feeling that a ...