The family of Andre Yarham, who died of frontotemporal dementia, hopes his brain can help scientific research. He is ...

Researchers have discovered a brain activity pattern that can predict which people with mild cognitive impairment are likely ...

Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days ...

In a major brain science breakthrough, New Orleans-based researchers and collaborators have discovered a nerve signaling mechanism that takes place outside the cell, flipping on a 'pain switch.' This ...

The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind ...

Andre Yarham, who lived in Dereham, Norfolk, was just 22 when he went to the doctors after his mother Samantha Fairbairn ...

Allen Institute researcher Jerome Lecoq points to one of the diagrams that was used in a study focusing on how the brain interprets optical illusions. (Allen Institute Photo / Erik Dinnel) Our brains ...

October saw several universities launch major initiatives in brain science and neurological research, often with the help of new private gifts to underwrite their efforts. Here are summaries of the ...

IDH-mutant glioma, caused by abnormalities in a specific gene (IDH), is the most common malignant brain tumor among young ...

Have you ever wondered why some people handle life’s challenges so much better than others? It often comes down to a single ...

Ever wonder why starting feels harder than finishing? Brain research shows stress can quietly block motivation before action ...

Your brain and your politics go hand in hand. We all know someone —an uncle, a colleague, a childhood friend— who seems to ...