A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that specific networks in the brain, when ...

The superior colliculus is a midbrain region that is traditionally thought to help animals orient themselves toward important ...

While many people can understand the physical challenges, most fail to consider the effects of higher body fat on your brain.

A pioneering study shows pregnancy causes significant brain changes, shrinking regions like the cortex while enhancing ...

Certain brain regions may shrink in size during pregnancy yet improve ... And compared with the control group, change in the ...

Ultimately, as to the mystery of how the brain separates music from speech in the auditory pathway, we suspect there is more ...

Astrocytes in the brain exhibit significant regional diversity, but the mechanisms controlling their heterogeneity remain ...

Scientists in Brazil found microplastics in the brain tissue of cadavers, according to a new study published Monday in the ...

And this reactive state pushes us into this higher gear, which I call gear three. In that state of mind, your mind cannot wander. There’s a region in the brain called the prefrontal cortex, which is ...

A new study offers the first detailed map of the human brain throughout and after pregnancy. It was published in the journal ...

Sugary beverages were less satisfying to participants after bariatric surgery and weight loss, found a recent observational ...