Today, neuroscientists see the brain as a dynamic and flexible organ, one that can “reorganize connections” through “wiring” and “rewiring.” How bird watching helps yo ...

The cerebral cortex, the brain's outermost region responsible for higher cognitive functions, depends on a highly ordered, layered structure. Its proper development requires newly generated neurons to ...

Researchers discover that the RNA surveillance system NMD and the protein UPF2 are essential for guiding neuronal migration and forming the brain's layered cortex.

For decades, scientists have mapped attention, memory, language, and reasoning to separate brain networks — yet one big ...

People who lose their visual imagination after a stroke share damage to a single neural circuit. A new analysis maps these ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do it themselves using the power of brain scans and positive thinking, ...

C OVID-19 may leave a lasting impression on the brain, even in people who fully recover from their infection. New research reveals that even in those without the ongoing symptoms of long COVID, there ...

Committing to an exercise regimen isn’t easy, but a younger brain is a strong motivator. When researchers asked middle-aged adults to practice aerobic exercise regularly for a year, their brains ...