New research reveals that microbes play a crucial role in shaping a newborn’s brain both before and after birth.

Researchers have identified a genetic region, HAR123, that may help explain what makes the human brain unique.

A large-scale U.S. analysis found that adults recovering from alcohol or other drug addictions were significantly more likely ...

An international team of researchers working at Ledi-Geraru in Ethiopia has uncovered fossils indicating that early Homo and ...

Researchers have developed a model for micro-sized robots that use sound waves to communicate, allowing them to self-organize into swarms with collective intelligence.

A large-scale study challenges the long-held belief that musical training boosts the brain’s earliest stages of sound ...

Scientists have discovered a specialized group of spinal cord interneurons that help regulate breathing when the body faces ...

A new study reveals how maternal obesity before pregnancy can program autism-related behaviors in offspring through lasting ...

A new study shows that cats with dementia exhibit brain changes strikingly similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease, ...

A large-scale study has found that unusually strong coordination between brain activity and the stomach’s slow, rhythmic waves may signal greater mental distress.

New research on prairie voles shows that while oxytocin is not strictly necessary for friendship, it plays a vital role in quickly forming and maintaining strong social bonds.

A new study reveals that the brain’s basal ganglia use two distinct neural “languages” to control movement — one for learned skills and another for innate behaviors.