Researchers have identified a genetic region, HAR123, that may help explain what makes the human brain unique.

A large-scale U.S. analysis found that adults recovering from alcohol or other drug addictions were significantly more likely ...

An international team of researchers working at Ledi-Geraru in Ethiopia has uncovered fossils indicating that early Homo and ...

Researchers have developed a model for micro-sized robots that use sound waves to communicate, allowing them to self-organize into swarms with collective intelligence.

A large-scale study challenges the long-held belief that musical training boosts the brain’s earliest stages of sound ...

Scientists have discovered a specialized group of spinal cord interneurons that help regulate breathing when the body faces ...

A new study reveals how maternal obesity before pregnancy can program autism-related behaviors in offspring through lasting ...

A new study shows that cats with dementia exhibit brain changes strikingly similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease, ...

A large-scale study has found that unusually strong coordination between brain activity and the stomach’s slow, rhythmic waves may signal greater mental distress.

A new study has uncovered why the blood-brain barrier — the brain’s protective shield — becomes leakier with age, potentially triggering memory decline.

New research on prairie voles shows that while oxytocin is not strictly necessary for friendship, it plays a vital role in quickly forming and maintaining strong social bonds.

A new study reveals that the brain’s basal ganglia use two distinct neural “languages” to control movement — one for learned skills and another for innate behaviors.