The human brain is known to contain a wide range of cell types, which have different roles and functions. The processes via ...

Researchers have discovered how inferred emotions are learned. The study shows that the frontal part of the brain coordinates with the amygdala -- a brain region important for simple forms of ...

Complex neural circuits likely arose independently in birds and mammals, suggesting that vertebrates evolved intelligence ...

The 10 percent brain myth is false. We use our entire brain. Neuroscience points to several methods of enhancing brain ...

People with Williams Syndrome treat strangers as their new best friends. Now the condition is revealing clues to our ...

Each octopus arm has its own dense network of neurons, up to 350 million across all eight arms, that can work without the ...

An Ironman athlete, told she'd never walk again after an accident more than six years ago, is now part of an early clinical ...

Dong Quai is a staple in Eastern herbalism and is thought to promote healthy blood flow and nerve function. Its inclusion in ...

Xiaowei Gu and Joshua Johansen at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science in Japan have discovered key circuitry in the rat brain ...