A new comprehensive analysis has revealed that major depressive disorder alters both the physical architecture and the ...

Scientists found our brain may organize behavior by activity patterns rather than fixed regions, reshaping how brain control ...

Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown cluster of brain cells that may help explain differences in social behavior ...

Studies of brain injuries and electrical stimulation seemed to bear this out. Damaging the Broca’s area, for instance, interfered with speech, and stimulating specific tissues could lead to specific ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

At the turn of the 20th century, Korbinian Brodmann released one of the most consequential brain maps ever. By studying the humps, grooves, layers, and cells of the cortex—the outermost layer of the ...

Scientists have discovered that a part of the brain may be behind high blood pressure. The lateral parafacial region sits in the brainstem – the oldest part of the brain – which controls automatic ...

An AI-produced rendering shows a map of mouse brain regions, overlaid with network motifs. (UCSF Illustration) Scientists say an artificial intelligence program that they compare to ChatGPT has helped ...

Thinking positive increased a specific brain region's activity and might have heightened immune response after a shot.

A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain ...