For a long time, the claim has been made that the brains of conservative people are different than those of progressives.

A groundbreaking new study has reignited the debate over whether political ideology is linked to brain structure.

New findings reveal differences in the brains of certain political ideologies and their counterparts on the opposite end of ...

Study finds right-leaning voters have slightly larger amygdala, area of brain which controls perceptions of risk or ...

Conservative voters have slightly larger amygdalas than progressive voters—by about the size of a sesame seed. In a ...

Conservative voters have slightly larger amygdalas than progressive voters—by about the size of a sesame seed. In a ...

Neuroscientists scanned the brain of a pregnant woman and captured a 'widespread reorganization' of her brain before, during and after pregnancy.

The Society of Neuroscience (SfN) will honor leading researchers whose groundbreaking work has transformed neuroscience — including the understanding of pain, addiction, stress, synaptic transport, ...

Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, ...

Rett syndrome is a X-chromosome-linked neurodevelopmental disorder; it can lead to loss of coordination, mobility, ability to ...

What's new about this initiative is that it connects the brain anatomy with the function of its cells. "It's a first dive into deeply understanding the human brain at the cellular level," Ecker told ...