While we've known for some time that obesity affects the brain, scientists have found that, more importantly, it's where you ...

A part of the brain that is about the size of a sunflower seed in people could play a big role in our food consumption ...

How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It ...

New research shows fat in arms, legs, torso, and around organs affects brain health differently, with visceral fat tied to ...

Summary: A new five-year study explores how dopamine may drive changes in brain myelin during social isolation. Researchers ...

Comparing a map of the neurons in a nematode worm - the connectome - with a map of how signals travel across those neurons ...

In a new study, researchers unveil a device that might offer an alternative to invasive procedures. Featuring a novel ...

CUNY Graduate Center Professor Leora Yetnikoff receives $1 million from the National Science Foundation to explore the links ...

However, it's difficult to pin down exactly what's causing this boost in gray matter. Another possibility raised by the researchers is that the rose scent is actually labeled as unpleasant by the ...

Social spiders reveal surprising brain adaptations, showing that teamwork - not bigger brains - drives cooperation, memory, ...

A new study in mice reports that concussions sustained early in life can cause subtle brain changes that re-emerge later in ...

The insecticide chlorpyrifos is a powerful tool for controlling various pests, making it one of the most widely used pesticides during the latter half of the 20th century.