Palaeontologists have pieced together the brain structure of a bird that lived 80 million years ago named Navaornis hestiae, ...

The brains of today's birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But ...

The human brain is a marvel of complexity. It contains specialized and interconnected structures controlling our thoughts, personality and behavior. The size and shape of our brains also play a ...

The latest research, from a team at the University of Rochester in New York, uses advanced scanning techniques to build on ...

However, a group of researchers in Germany are now claiming that anti-depressants can change the brain structures themselves. However, they aren’t sure how long those changes will remain.

An extensive study utilizing the UK Biobank explores the impact of lifetime cannabis use on brain structure and function, ...

An almond-shaped structure deep in the brain controls people's feelings of hunger and fullness in an attempt to keep them at a constant body weight. In obesity, its signaling can be disrupted.

A recent observational study suggests that lifetime cannabis use is linked to various changes in brain structure.

Differentiated mouse brain tumor cells (actin, microtubules, and nuclei) Super-Resolution 40X ... [+] (Objective Lens Magnification) Thanks to microscopes, biologists are able to see tiny details ...

A recent study suggests that long-term cannabis use could be linked to changes in brain structure and function, especially in ...

In other words, it makes the brain more vulnerable to everything ... THC modifies the expression of certain genes affecting the structure and function of synapses and dendrites," explains Graciela ...

To their surprise, they found no effect on brain structure and no protective benefit of additional education against brain aging. It is well-known that education has many positive effects. People who ...