Enduring questions over which part of the brain helps produce that feeling of being 'awake' have been answered, thanks to stunningly detailed new brain imagery. Researchers' new high-resolution brain ...

IT SEEMS pregnancy brain really does exist – as scans shed light on exactly how much having a baby can change the brain. Changes can linger for years after birth and only a few regions of the brain ...

Using machine learning to guide microscopes could reveal greater insights into the brain's connectome and deepen our ...

Social feedback shapes human behavior and self-perception in profound ways. New research suggests that the personality trait ...

Known as working memory, it is the part of the brain that allows humans to temporarily hold on to and manipulate information for short periods of time. This is used when we complete tasks like ...

Adderall, Ritalin and other stimulants prescribed for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder seem to work on brain areas ...

Scientists have combined and translated two kinds of brain waves into music, offering a unique insight into the functional activity of our minds. Researchers used electroencephalography scans to ...

Image: A single image of a human brain using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. Credit: Dr Leon Kaufman. University Of California, San Francisco A type of ultrasound scan can detect cancer ...

MEG scans have been used for decades for research into how our brains function, and are also used in medical settings across much of the world, though they are less commonly found on the NHS. This ...

MOST people know that you can survive without your appendix, spleen or a kidney when push comes to shove. But now it turns out you can even live without half a brain. Brain scans reveal how the human ...

Neuroscientists have recorded the activity of a dying human brain and discovered rhythmic brain wave patterns around the time of death that are similar to those occurring during dreaming, memory ...