The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

The human brain holds a staggering number of connections, yet scientists have long struggled to explain how it stores so much ...

It turns out your brain might not be the only part of your body that remembers. Scientists at NYU have found that cells outside the brain—like those from your kidneys—can actually "learn" and form ...

Scans of more than 3,500 people allow scientists to draw up a guide to the brain areas that work together from birth to 100 ...

Morris Moscovitch, the Max and Gianna Glassman Chair in Neuropsychology and Aging in the Department of Psychology at University of Toronto, will present at the next Origin Science Scholars program ...

A new study suggests a single exercise session can increase electrical “ripples” in parts of the brain that support memory and learning ability. The research recorded electrical activity directly from ...

A new study that tracked brain changes in more than 1,600 adults over 12 years found that eating may help keep the brain ...

Navigation in mammals including humans and rodents depends on specialized neural networks that encode the animal's location and trajectory in the environment, serving essentially as a GPS, findings ...

This post wrestles with this question: Are males and females using different parts of the brain when tackling a given task? I chose the word “wrestle” because, when exploring relevant literature that ...

Plus, recipes to make with these memory-boosting superstars. Memory can be enhanced by exercise, the ability to get enough sleep, and the foods you eat. Certain foods boost memory, in part, because ...