Microplastics have moved from distant ocean gyres into the most intimate of places: the human brain. A growing body of ...

The black box of the human brain is starting to open. Although animal models are instrumental in shaping our understanding of the mammalian brain, scarce human data is uncovering important ...

Four major turning points around ages nine, 32, 66 and 83 create five broad eras of neural wiring over the average human lifespan.

A large study of brain scans shows that our neural wiring evolves through five major stages from birth to late old age. These ...

Humans and most other animals are known to be strongly driven by expected rewards or adverse consequences. The process of ...

Fasting has long been sold as a shortcut to weight loss, but a growing body of research suggests the real action may be ...

Regrowing the human brain is no longer science fiction. Johns Hopkins engineer Annie Kathuria discusses her TEDx vision for ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

If this presidential cycle has unified us on anything, it might be that cognitive decline is a hard thing to talk about. Both President Biden and former President Trump face plenty of criticism, ...

The human brain, despite representing only about 2% of total body weight, consumes approximately 20% of the body’s energy resources. This metabolic intensity makes the brain particularly responsive to ...

During the growing years, physical growth can be measured, but when it comes to mental growth and brainpower, these are ...