Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...

How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in ...

The brain’s cerebellum plays a key role in coordinating movement, balance, and cognition. Injury to the cerebellum can have a profound impact on basic motor skills, such as sitting, standing, and ...

After spending more than four months studying the evolution of the brain, Jim Al-Khalili has never been so sure of its ...

Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on science, health and technology. Pandora joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously worked as the Head ...

The neurological impact of adolescent football players subjected to head traumas is unclear. While American football might promote teamwork, repeated subconcussive blows can cause neurological ...

Brain volume and function are altered in individuals with opioid use disorder, a new Yale study finds. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI (fMRI), researchers observed the ...

In addition to neuroanatomical and immunometabolic factors, other pathways may link frailty and dementia. The investigators ...

A new study reports that prenatal exposure to the insecticide chlorpyrifos is associated with lasting changes in the ...