Brain

Previous research has connected a Mediterranean diet to a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

Post-mortem analyses showed 96 percent had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Information on what causes this psychiatric illness may be found inside the mouth.

A study sheds new light on the role of neurons when associative learning occurs.

Researchers at Stanford are trying to see what parts of the brain underlie creativity.

Although many of the players are expected to settle, about 200 retired players plan to sue individually.

Your brain doesn't sound out words; it recognizes each word as a whole.

New research shows the brain continues to develop into old age.

Which discoveries changed the game in 2014?

Les Baugh, who lost his arms 40 years ago, has now moved several objects using his brain

Conflicting reports have emerged over the status of a collection of brains that were reported missing on Tuesday.

Scientists from Johns Hopkins and the University of Nebraska have located an algal virus which may impair human brain functions

Want to tell whether someone's conservative or liberal at heart? Wire them up and show them horrible pictures, say scientists

Lab-grown Alzheimer's neurons prove a decades-old theory and make testing drugs faster and cheaper

Scientists successfully erased memories in mice's brains by stimulating the cerebral cortex and hippocampus with light

Research on the brain's "positioning system" may have implications for memory, thinking, planning and spatial memory loss

Scientists successfully transmitted messages from one brain to another by mapping electricity in the brain and scalp

Japanese neuroscientists determined that Neymar uses minimal brain activity when playing

The long standing support behind large scientific databases may begin to wane, as scientists question if bigger is always better

An open letter calls for the European Commission to re-examine attempts to map the human brain onto supercomputers

Wiping out bad memories isn't an option, yet.

Wiping out bad memories isn't an option, but you can soften the blow they deliver

Tracking emotional brain activations can help single out patients with the best chance at responding to experimental treatments.

A new study finds that patients in a vegetative state can recognize familiar faces

Scientists may have finally figured out why we sleep, and the answer could help beat Alzheimer's