Brain

The surprising science of how fatherhood changes the brain. Like mothers, fathers also experience hormone fluctuations and brain shrinkage - biological changes that may be adaptive for parenthood.

Speedy, spiraling electrical waves may be key to brain’s information flow

Scientists Discover Brain-Protecting Peptide That Could Change Parkinson’s Treatment

Neuroscientist Kauê M. Costa redefines how the brain learns

The secrets to keeping your brain sharp in old age

Your brain was never designed for this much bad news

A nasal spray reaches a woman's brain differently depending on the week, and it may explain why a promising brain drug looked like a failure - EurekAlert!

Your Brain Might Predict Social Interactions Before They Happen

How Does One Brain Speak Two Languages?

Scientists Identify 2 Distinct Subtypes of Autism in The Brain

Scientists Mapped Every Neuron in a Fruit Fly and the Brain Wasn’t Running the Show

The Brain May Not Need Full Sleep To Recover, New Research Finds

Your brain can keep improving into your 90s, study finds

Mount Sinai researchers identify brain “entrapment” patterns associated with depression - EurekAlert!

Brain-inspired chip runs near absolute zero and could transform quantum computing

Monell Center researchers find fructose sends a weaker “I’m full” signal to the brain than glucose - EurekAlert!

HKU Engineering develops world-first "brain-like" chip to advance quantum computing and deep-space exploration - EurekAlert!

A Small Part of Your Brain May Still Be Listening Under Anesthesia

Physicists Discover How Slime Mold 'Makes Decisions' Without a Brain

By inducing specific patterns of activity in small portions of the brain in awake mice, researchers have triggered a recalibration of neural connections that normally only occurs during sleep. This new approach offset the effects of sleep deprivation in memory tasks.