Summary: New research reveals how a tiny chemical mark on RNA helps wire the brain during development. Scientists discovered ...

Boosting the brain’s sugar-clearing switch cuts toxic buildup and may explain why fasting looks good for memory.

In a peer-reviewed paper published in 2022 in the journal Science Advances, researchers from the University of Aberdeen and ...

Neuroscientists explain how optical illusions expose the brain’s shortcuts in processing reality, revealing how perception ...

A new study suggests that damage to a key part of the brain involved in judgment and emotional regulation could explain why ...

Human testicles are much smaller, in proportion, to some of our primate cousins. Evolution can tell us why. But the size of ...

People with Chiari malformations have a skull shape similar to Neanderthals, suggesting that the condition may be caused by ...

A recent study found that a DMT/harmine formulation blurs the brain’s distinction between self and other faces, disrupting ...

In the brain, tRNS may enhance learning by gently boosting the activity of underperforming neurons, helping them get closer ...

New research proposes a unified theory of brain function based on criticality—a state where the brain teeters between order ...

Juvenile fibromyalgia is a chronic pain disorder that mainly affects adolescent girls. A study led by the University of ...

Neuroscientists explain how optical illusions expose the brain’s shortcuts in processing reality, revealing how perception often diverges from actual physical input.