Colored green above, a songbird's cortex, which dominates the bird brain anatomy, functions similarly to a human cortex. It is the outer brain shell responsible for controlling perception and some ...

Researchers at two Boston–based neuroscience centers are working to develop new imaging tools and technology with the hope of discovering the secrets behind how the brain functions. When it ...

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive technology used by researchers to study brain anatomy and function. MRI uses a strong magnetic field and radio waves to measure signals emitted by ...

In the past decade especially, advanced technologies for capturing a snapshot of the brain in action have confirmed that discrete functions occur ... In terms of brain anatomy, the only ones ...

Cognitive functions such as memory, learning, and information processing, traditionally associated with the brain, can also be found in the other parts of the body. A new study establishes that “all ...

A comprehensive review published in Genomic Psychiatry presents groundbreaking findings from the Lothian Birth Cohorts ...

“In addition, separating ASD-related variation in brain anatomy from unrelated variation revealed hidden relationships between individual differences in brain anatomy and symptoms.” Autism ...

The cuttlefish has one of the largest brain-to-body size ratios of any invertebrate, perhaps even larger than that of the octopus. The cuttlefish brain can handle input from a variety of senses ...

Brain tumors develop because the DNA in the cells that make up the tumor has been damaged in such a way that the cells no longer function in the way they're supposed to. But experts don't know ...

This net then elicits specific functions by constructing a circuitry ... fact that we see such high degrees of conservation in brain anatomy and evolution, but then very prominent but distinct ...

Researchers have found that SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) antidepressants have the potential to improve certain cognitive functions, such as verbal memory. They measured brain ...

Transcranial ultrasound stimulation combines accuracy and reversibility, paving the way for innovative treatments of neurological and psychiatric disorders.