Columbia scientists mapped brain mitochondria for the first time, revealing how energy shapes memory, mood, and mental health ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

So how much of your brain do you really need to survive? Neuroscientists are still investigating this question, and there ...

Humans have unique brain connections affecting emotions, social intelligence, and language, unlike chimpanzees or macaques.

Hundreds of cubes of human brain tissue help scientists to chart the energy-making capabilities of various brain regions.

By revealing for the first time what happens in the brain when an animal makes a mistake, JHU researchers shed light on the ...

New insights have emerged into how the human brain develops. Two genes that are unique to humans work together to influence ...

The parts of the brain needed to remember words have been identified. Those areas are affected by a common form of epilepsy, ...

The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) has revealed, through fMRI-based brain activity ...

These birds have neurons that are activated when they produce specific vocalizations, similar to how neurons are activated in ...