A hidden waste-removal pathway in the brain has finally been caught in action. Using cutting-edge MRI scans, researchers ...

A research team has identified genetic factors that influence the shape of subcortical brain regions—far beyond volume measurements. The results could open up new approaches for the early detection of ...

The potential benefits of organoids for fundamental research and medicine are huge. Efforts to establish proper boundaries ...

Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...

As I enter deep middle age, parenting two teenagers, I find reading about brain development more interesting. The old-school view of becoming an adult at 18 (or 21) seems simple. The more recent ...

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 ...

Psilocybin, LSD, mescaline, DMT, and ayahuasca have different chemical structures, different durations, different cultural ...

An adult specimen of the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi seen from above. In the center of the image, it is possible to ...

Researchers found that expert birders show structural differences in areas linked to attention and perception.