New research suggests the brain may stay active moments after the heart stops, triggering life recall and calm sensations ...

Every moment, the brain balances signals that unfold at different speeds. Some arrive in milliseconds, such as a sudden sound ...

Scientists have uncovered a way to manipulate the pathway in monkey brains that puts the brakes on motivation.

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...

Babies in financially stressed households show slower brain development, highlighting the importance of income stability ...

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. allegedly contracted a parasitic worm more than a decade ago, which he claimed ate a portion of his brain before the worm died. Kennedy ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health - changes in ...