The UNC School of Medicine lab of Zoe McElligott, PhD, found that alcohol consumption is…
Browsing: Brain
The brain is the central organ of the human nervous system, responsible for thought, emotion, memory, movement, and perception. Composed of billions of neurons and glial cells, it processes vast amounts of sensory information and coordinates every function of the body—from heartbeat regulation to complex reasoning and creativity. Neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science explore how the brain’s structures—such as the cortex, cerebellum, and limbic system—interact to generate consciousness and behavior. Ongoing research into brain plasticity, neural networks, and disorders like Alzheimer’s, depression, and epilepsy continues to deepen our understanding of this remarkable organ that defines human experience and intelligence.
Brain imaging of veterans with Gulf War illness show varying abnormalities after moderate exercise that…
Scarring in their brain’s white matter does more harm than previously thought. It’s quite possible…
Lancaster University researchers have discovered, for the first time, how a genetic alteration that increases…
There have been many headlines in recent years about the potentially negative impacts contact sports…
Study shows that people can boost attention by manipulating their own alpha brain waves. Having…
Researchers studying the brain found that women taking oral contraceptives, commonly known as birth control…
Researchers with the University of Cincinnati used coaxial electrospinning to create a treatment for glioblastoma…
A new miniature NMR implant measures neuronal activity. A team of neuroscientists and electrical engineers…
Producing better guides for medical-image analysis: Model quickly generates brain scan templates that represent a…
Researchers using MRI have found signs of damage that may be related to inflammation in…
Do bad dreams serve a real purpose? To answer this question, researchers from the University…
Hot coffee or cold brew? Pizza or pasta for dinner? These are the decisions that…
New research challenges traditional idea about relationship between alcohol use and brain size. For years,…
Ayahuasca Compound Changes Brainwaves to Vivid ‘Waking-Dream’ State Scientists have peered inside the brain to…
The brain cortex, the outside layer of our brain often referred to as grey matter,…
Researchers studying six adults who had one of their brain hemispheres removed during childhood to…
When mice learn to do a new task, their brain activities change over time as…