A species of tropical butterfly with unusually expanded brain structures display a fascinating mosaic pattern of neural expansion linked to a cognitive innovation.

The human brain is a complex organ with over 80 billion neurons. But it can still trip up when it comes to multitasking.

Alzheimer's disease might damage the brain in two distinct phases, a new study suggests. An early phase that occurs slowly ...

It's never too early—or too late—to safeguard your mind against age-related decline. Here's what you can start doing today.

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Maintaining leg strength could support brain health and reduce the risk of falls as you age. Muscle strength, particularly in ...

Kim, an associate professor of neuroscience and engineering at Brown, found a way to use cortical spheroids to study a type ...

"The results fundamentally alter scientists' understanding of how Alzheimer's harms the brain," researchers say.

The human brain's remarkably prolonged development is unique among mammals and is thought to contribute to our advanced ...