Neurodegenerative disease profoundly affects structures and pathways responsible for memory, cognition, and higher-order ...

For over 100 years, scientists have agreed that discrete collections of brain cells fire off signals to other brain areas through a series of interconnected fibers. In a new study, researchers applied ...

From the complexity of neural networks to basic biological functions and structures, the human brain only reluctantly reveals its secrets. Advances in neuro-imaging and molecular biology have only ...

A new study reveals that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder actually consists of at least two distinct structural brain ...

When the Human Genome Project published the first draft of the human genome sequence in 2001, many researchers expected to be able to pinpoint protein alterations that would explain the distinctive ...

When myelin breaks down, white matter in the brain deteriorates, a change commonly seen with aging. At the same time, ...

Alex Fornito receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the Australian Research Council, and the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation.. James Pang ...

This interactive feature from the NOVA: "Coma" Web site shows you how to make a model of the brain, using just your hands, a ball, and a pencil. With your newfound knowledge of brain anatomy and ...