The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are a visual icon for intelligence itself. Peeling back the layers of this ...

Learn how imagination works in the brain and why it may come from higher-level systems, not just a replay of sensory ...

A new paper published in Cell Reports, in which researchers work with primates, sheds some light on the question. Researchers ...

Most people want autism breakthroughs—but few know the crucial role brain donation plays in making them happen. Autism ...

Understanding how the brain works requires more than studying single regions in isolation. The cerebral cortex depends on long-distance connections that link specialized areas into coordinated ...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found a previously unseen pattern among the rapid-firing neurons inside the brain, one that reveals how distinct networks located in specific areas ...

Defining Brain Plasticity The importance of brain plasticity is strongly emphasised by Doidge (2010a), who has been recorded as stating that the discovery and the actuality of brain plasticity is “one ...

Individuals with autism interpret information, emotions, and sensory input differently than the neurotypical population. Although behaviour changes such as less eye contact or repeated movements are ...

Nipah virus infection is a rare yet highly dangerous disease that first came to light during an outbreak in Malaysia in 1998.

Autism BrainNet today released new survey findings revealing a significant disconnect between Americans' strong support of ...