We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything—from our thoughts and memories to our emotions and decision-making. And yet, ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas involved with wakefulness and reward, rather than attention ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...

Transcranial focused ultrasound, a noninvasive brain imaging tool, may help researchers gain knowledge about human consciousness.

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

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Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their outgoing signals). These whisper-quiet incoming messages are the release of ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

For decades, the idea that creativity comes from the right side of the brain has dominated popular culture. People have been told they're either "right-brained" (creative, intuitive) or "left-brained" ...

Not all zero-calorie sugar substitutes are as sweet as they might seem. New research suggests that sucralose — one of the most popular artificial sweeteners on the market — messes with a brain region ...