Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

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

Your brain’s "sixth sense" is not a psychic power but a skill, powered by neuroplasticity, that can bring clarity, creativity ...

Assessing the distribution of a medication in the brain is critical for the treatment of a vast range of neurological ...

Telltale features visible in standard brain images can reveal how quickly a person is ageing, a study of more than 50,000 ...

Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in ...

In 1979, Hounsfield won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his role in the development of computer-assisted ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

Robotic systems have the potential to greatly enhance daily living for the over one billion individuals worldwide who ...

New research has pinpointed specific brain regions that are altered in individuals with psychopathy—especially those with ...

Led by Professor Duan Feng of Nankai University, Chinese researchers have carried out what they call the world’s first human ...

The human brain is cut in half in the sagittal plane, the structure of the brain from the inside - cerebrum, brainstem, cerebellum, and spinal cord. Detailed illustration of brain parts and pineal ...