A new study from experts with Georgia State University has achieved a long-standing goal in neuroscience: showing how the ...

An international collaboration led by Cornell researchers used a combination of psilocybin and the rabies virus to map ...

Norman Doidge, citing a study by Merzenich and colleagues, found that the brain allocates neurological resources to its most ...

Veronica Paulus is a former STAT intern supported by the Harvard University Institute of Politics. Neuroscientists have long held that the brain reorganizes itself when a body part is amputated. A new ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have identified five diverse periods of structural development in one of the most comprehensive studies to date.The study, which was conducted on the ...

Researchers have mapped the brain volumes of people with common mental illnesses and found that despite individual differences between people with the same diagnosis, common, connected brain areas are ...

The first complete activity map of the brain has been unveiled by a large international collaboration of neuroscientists. The International Brain Laboratory (IBL) researchers published their findings ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." A new package of papers examines the largest map yet of mammalian brain tissue. The map shows one cubic ...

Researchers have completed the first-ever activity map of a mammalian brain in a groundbreaking duo of studies, and it has rewritten scientists' understanding of how decisions are made. The project, ...

The brain holds space for a missing limb, even years after it’s gone. For three women who underwent planned hand amputations, brain scans revealed remarkably durable maps of hand areas, lasting for ...

This 3D illustration shows color-coded basal ganglia structures. These subcortical brain regions are located beneath the cerebrum's outermost layer of gray matter known as the cerebral cortex. Source: ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A cubic millimeter is, by all accounts, tiny. It’s barely ...