The cells that line the blood vessels in our brains are highly selective. By deciding which molecules are allowed in and out ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, perception, memory, language, and thought have been mapped onto distinct brain ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research. An often-ignored type of cell in the brain ...

A hidden waste-removal pathway in the brain has finally been caught in action. Using cutting-edge MRI scans, researchers ...

A groundbreaking study reveals a surprising neurological cause of high blood pressure, opening the door to entirely new ...

Most people think of Alzheimer’s disease as an illness of aging. But in fact, the brain changes that characterize it begin ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where she was ...

New research suggests that just seven days of consistent meditation may lead to measurable changes in brain function and ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

A new study has found that deep meditation, when practised for 7 days, can rewire your brain. You need to know why this ...

Scientists looked at a wide range of brain scans to determine how consciousness gets so trippy on mind-altering drugs.

While the supplement is widely used for strength, research suggests it may offer significant cognitive benefits.