Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus—which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and ...

Researchers at Brown University and Cincinnati Children’s found that suppressing opsin 3 in the brain of mice makes them eat ...

Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...

"They just need to change their mindset,” some leaders say. Mindset is powerful and malleable. But we can have greater impact ...

Using highly specialized 3D imaging and analysis techniques, we found consistent changes in the shape of the eyes and nose, ...

Discover how playing games impacts the brain, from stimulating cognitive functions and emotions to enhancing social interactions and potential addictive behavior.

The basic concept was that the human brain incorporates an older mammalian brain, the limbic system, and an even older ...

Examining the nature and origin of human intelligence and the intersection with machine intelligence in the past, present and (posited) future.

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

The neuroscience of being in a flow state is not fully understood. Yet there are research-informed activities you can try to ...

The olfactory bulb at the top of the nasal cavity. (Patrick J. Lynch/Wikimedia Commons/CC-BY-SA 2.5) Other areas of your nervous system – including your brain and spinal cord – cannot regenerate and ...