The debate on Mind vs. Brain has figured prominently in the recent public press. But the debate is misleading: few dispute that mental life is grounded in the complex circuits of connections between ...

When there are fewer dendritic spines, fewer synapses are formed, and brain cells struggle to communicate properly. This ...

Scientists have labored for decades to understand how brain structure and functional connectivity drive intelligence. A new analysis offers the clearest picture yet of how various brain regions and ...

The sophisticated network of nerves connecting our eyes to our brains evolved 100 million years earlier than previously thought – a discovery that 'literally changes the textbook.' A team of ...

Problems with the brain’s ability to prune itself of unnecessary connections may be linked to adolescent mental health disorders, a new study suggests. The findings could help explain why people are ...

Scientists at Newcastle University discovered an increased connectivity between the auditory cortex and the motor control areas related to the face, mouth and throat in those suffering with misophonia ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have upended decades-old dogma of how connections between brain cells are rearranged during states of heightened vigilance or ...

The cap on Poppy's head is picking up her brain waves in a research project to learn more about how babies learn The study has also shown that infants are attuned to baby talk and nursery rhymes. The ...

Differences associated with learning difficulties are found less in specific areas of the brain and more in the connections between them, experts say. After scanning 479 children's brains, Cambridge ...

The cap on Poppy's head is picking up her brain waves in a research project to learn more about how babies learn Researchers in Cambridge believe that babies learn best when their brain waves are in ...