Meditation may calm the mind, but a recent study suggests it can also reshape brain activity by profoundly altering brain ...

Carrying too much body fat can have lasting effects on the brain, not to mention other organs. A new study shows that the ...

That sharp flinch during a violent movie scene is familiar to many people. A hand slams, a body falls, and your own muscles ...

A major international study shows that increasing a naturally occurring molecule can help restore memory in animal models of ...

Although yawning seems like a small, everyday action, recent studies have found that it causes an unexpected reaction in the ...

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

Researchers found differences in how brain regions work together during certain cognitive tasks, which may help clinicians ...

In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of ...

Despite lacking a hippocampus entirely—and having diverged from the mammalian lineage roughly 400 million years ago—larval zebrafish display remarkably precise spatial navigation. Even in small ...

A recent study found that a short afternoon nap may offer brain health benefits, such as clearing the mind and improving ...

Researchers followed 100 participants over 8 weeks.

Brain changes during menopause could help explain why some people experience neurological symptoms such as anxiety, ...