A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, perception, memory, language, and thought have been mapped onto distinct brain ...

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

Learn the new science of brain development and discover the importance of connections and learning for ongoing brain health.

A new study has found that psychopaths show structural changes in particular areas of the brain that deal with things like impulse control and emotional regulation. This improved understanding may ...

Neurodiversity advocates have long argued that autistic brains are differently wired. Now, new evidence shows they are right. Researchers have found atypical numbers of brain cells in two key areas of ...