A new study led by Georgetown University neuroscientists has revealed that the brain in individuals born blind develops a unique connectivity pattern, similar to a fingerprint. This discovery, ...

A team of researchers led by Rice University's Jacob Robinson and the University of Texas Medical Branch's Peter Kan has ...

Compared to the great apes, humans have an exceptionally long childhood, during which parents, grandparents and other adults contribute to their physical and cognitive development. This is a key ...

Johns Hopkins University-led researchers, working with the Biomarkers for Older Controls at Risk for Dementia (BIOCARD) ...

Researchers created the most detailed map of the brain's functional networks using data from people watching movies, including "Inception," "Home Alone" and "Erin Brokovich." ...

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

Interestingly, this fossil fills a 70-million-year-long gap in our knowledge between the early bird-like dinosaurs ...

The Mathematical Mind Offers Neuroscientists a Master Class in Concentration Expertise bulks up the brain’s ability to think deeply, a skill that may generalize across tasks ...

However, recent research suggests otherwise. The human brain’s capacity to store information is almost ten times greater than previously estimated, according to a new study. A team of researchers from ...