Brain Science

This finding could pave the way for Alzheimer's treatment and biomarkers for early diagnosis.

Zhi Long, the 23-year-old patient, is seen talking and responding to questions during the life-saving surgery.

The research offers a new insight into how human beings think.

The new work offers the most advanced genetic insight yet about this intriguing condition.

Imaging reveals a key feature in the brains of creative people.

For a century, scientists have relied on a fundamental assumption about the brain's neurons. New research shows it's wrong.

Was it just love? Or was Jack not using his cognitive survival skills?

The 7-year-old boy can still play soccer and video games.

Did you know your brain can predict what you're going to see even before your eye knows it. New research has revealed the neuroscience of this process.

We're still a long way from having any kind of diagnostic test for intelligence, though.

What if the phenomena of personal awareness has no more purpose than a rainbow?

By strapping on VR goggles, users can take a virtual-reality tour of the inside of a brain.

How young boys and girls are treated can affect the ways their brains respond to prosocial and selfish behavior.

A new study demonstrates the close correlation between heart and brain that results from mindfulness, and provides a novel way to study it.

U.S. neurobiologist Larry Cahill says researchers ignore critical differences between men and women's brains.

The new brain implant could be used to help paralyzed people walk again.

The launch of the International Brain Initiative at the U.N. General Assembly marks a turning point for brain science.

Making food palatable for people with taste loss takes the genius of both neuroscientists and top-notch chefs.