For decades, researchers have attempted to pinpoint the specific areas of the brain responsible for human intelligence. A new ...

That sharp flinch during a violent movie scene is familiar to many people. A hand slams, a body falls, and your own muscles ...

Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremors and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even thinking. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on new research suggesting that's because ...

Scientists have found a key brain network that’s disrupted by Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published today in ...

An “extraordinary” brain network discovery shows that Parkinson’s disease may not be a movement disorder after all ...

Armed with new tools that reveal patterns of connection between brain areas, researchers are gaining clearer insights into ...

Consciousness remains science’s greatest mystery. A new study explores how it arises—and why solving it could reshape ...

Analyzing brain growth across pregnancy and early life, this study offers new insights into sex-specific development and its implications for neurodevelopment.

Defining precisely where drugs engage their targets in vivo is essential for understanding efficacy and toxicity. However, mapping in vivo drug targets with spatial and cellular resolution remains ...

Scientists at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, (NUS Medicine), have identified a molecular switch that helps aging brains ...

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...