Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five "major epochs" of brain structure over the course of a ...

Researchers mapped brain topology changes across the lifespan, identifying four critical turning points that shape neural ...

Nikon just announced the winners of the 2024 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, where scientific microscope images become art. This year’s top prize went to Bruno Cisterna, who (assisted ...

Brain volume and function are altered in individuals with opioid use disorder, a new Yale study finds. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI (fMRI), researchers observed the ...

The neurological impact of adolescent football players subjected to head traumas is unclear. While American football might promote teamwork, repeated subconcussive blows can cause neurological ...

Submillimetre-resolution PET has been demonstrated by several research groups. Indeed, the QST team previously built a PET scanner with 0.55 mm resolution – sufficient to visualize the thalamus and ...

Is there a difference in brain structure between men and women? If we were to find such a difference in a single neuron, would it matter? One of the most useful models for studying these questions is ...

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 ...

Four major turning points around age nine, 32, 66 and 83 create five broad eras of neural wiring over the average human ...