Neuroscientists have carefully studied how synapses only have access to their own “local” information, yet collectively they ...

Understanding and reasoning about the physical world rely on a specific brain network, in which the area PF of the left inferior parietal lobe plays a central role.

Researchers have identified the brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem-solving. The findings help us understand how our brains support our reasoning skills – our ability to ...

Researchers have identified the key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem solving.

mgh.harvard.edu Concussion is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) defined by the presence of transient ... are sometimes associated with evidence of neurological injury, including functional changes that ...

A new study published in the journal Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience reveals that people who hold strong moral convictions about political issues make decisions more quickly—but that ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different from our closest relatives.

Ali Shaddock, the widow of John Shaddock who died after receiving a terminal brain cancer diagnosis, carried on the legacy of leaving encouragement for others. A growing rock garden now sits at ...

Now we've heard the detail we've picked out three key policy areas from Labour's plan for change - health, growth and housing - and asked three experts to give their verdict. I think the critical ...

Led by a team from Washington University in St. Louis, the research focuses on vessels around the brain called meningeal lymphatics, the brain cleaners in chief. These vessels are part of the larger ...

"If validated, our model could be used to estimate the functional properties of mitochondria in the live brain using standard MRI scans, essentially creating the first noninvasive way of peering ...

It’s not surprising, he felt, that we have neurons responding to concepts in an area of the brain associated with ... has been largely ignored. In his view, semantic concept cells in humans ...