A new study finds that in some lemur species, evolving gender equality is linked to changes in the brain’s oxytocin system.

A new study published in Developmental Science has found that preschool children’s brain activity differs when they are read ...

The causes of Alzheimer’s disease have long puzzled researchers, especially when most older adults show signs of the illness ...

Direct brain recordings reveal that the thalamus, especially its intralaminar and medial nuclei, actively shapes conscious ...

Imagine waking up one day to discover that your brain is not the rigid, unchanging organ you once believed it to be, but a ...

Scientists have the technology to grow humans in Petri dishes, but they say there are better uses for it: to combat aging.

The brain's struggle with multitasking leads to cognitive fatigue and errors. Monotasking techniques can improve focus and productivity in work and education.

The “results demonstrate the feasibility of in-vivo brain navigation using a neurosurgical microrobot, potentially opening ...

Watch UChicago neurobiologist Mark Sheffield and his team investigate the mechanisms of memory by studying neuron activity ...

The way DNA folds inside the nucleus of brain cells may hold the key to understanding a devastating form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, suggests a new preclinical study. The findings offer a new ...

A new study reveals that the way DNA folds inside brain cells plays a critical role in glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer.

A growing understanding of how “reproductive” hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological ...