Research shows that delaying important tasks is often driven by how the brain processes stress and threat—not by poor time ...

A heart attack activates stress circuits in the brain that evolved for survival but can amplify inflammation, disrupt healing ...

The Arctic ground squirrel survives conditions that would cause irreparable brain damage in almost any other mammal on the ...

Brain scans show a spot in the cerebellum attuned specifically to words, expanding on studies that point to the region's ...

The human brain shrinks as it ages, affecting the ability to remember — it’s part of life. Yet there are a lucky few, called “SuperAgers,” who possess a brain that fights back. For these people, ...

The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects in the known universe. Each year neuroscientists make fascinating, ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

Time in space affects the body, but research has found that it can also quite literally affect the mind, prompting questions ...

The human brain is a marvel of nature, a labyrinth of neurons and synapses that dictates every aspect of our behavior, thoughts, and feelings. Yet, despite its critical role in our lives, it remains ...

A microscopic parasite that quietly settles into the brain of humans and animals is not nearly as quiet as scientists once believed. New work on Toxoplasma gondii suggests that the so‑called dormant ...

Feeling forgetful or foggy? Pharmacist Meritxell Martí explains why Magnesium L-Threonate is the only form of magnesium that ...