This protective layer allows signals to pass between cells incredibly quickly. But what happens when this layer goes missing ...

Manipulating mouse brains during sleep improved their ability to remember new experiences that would normally be forgotten—a ...

New research reveals that even a small loss of myelin—the protective coating around neurons—can severely disrupt how the brain sends and interprets sensory information.

Are brain supplements effective in preventing memory lapses and improving cognitive capacity (thinking, problem solving, etc.)?

One scientist calls them “everyday hallucinations” to describe experiences like believing you hear your name called while you ...

Imagination and Learning: A study shows that imagining positive encounters can improve how much we like someone by activating ...

The researchers discovered that the missing piece of myelin resulted in slower and less consistent signal transmission to the thalamus. "We had anticipated this, because myelin is known to be ...

Imagine driving a car with a steering that doesn't respond instantly and a GPS that always reflects where you were a second ...

The cerebellum (which is Latin for ‘little brain’) is the area of the brain in charge of fine motor coordination and balance, and it keeps our movements smooth and stable by predicting what our next ...

Gait apraxia affects a person's ability to start and coordinate walking. It occurs when something affects the brain's frontal ...

Musician Luke Raggatt, 40, suffered a seizure and fell at the the NHS Royal Cornwall Hospital after a 30-hour wait in A&E - ...

The brain responds to incoming odours by adjusting sniffing, and those adjustments in turn influence how much of the odour ...