Scientists have uncovered an early brain mechanism that may help explain why people carrying the APOE4 gene face a higher ...

Researchers at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of ...

As 2-year-old Annelise Camp remains hospitalized following a near-drowning incident in Texas on Memorial Day, her parents ...

Does your brain really reveal the metaphysical? Here’s what brain science can—and cannot—tell us about immortality.

Summary: Brain health is not a “senior issue”, it is a lifelong accumulation of experiences, biological shifts, and environmental exposures. A major new scientific statement introduces a comprehensive ...

A researcher analyzed papers from more than 20 peer-reviewed journals and found that signs of consciousness persist long after patients are technically declared dead. The findings suggest that death ...

Floating in a warm, nutritious bath, the slices of mouse brain buzzed with electrical activity. Researchers gave them a few zaps, and parts of the hippocampus strengthened their wiring. This type of ...

For decades, scientists have struggled to understand exactly how years of taking hits to the head while playing sports can translate into severe memory loss and dementia later in life. Now, a study ...

A pathologist’s examination revealed that the former world champion boxer was suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) Anthony Devlin / Getty Images Ricky Hatton was suffering from a ...

A study suggests that 20 minutes of moderate cycling increases brain activity in the hippocampus, a region critical for learning and memory. This increased hippocampal activity may support memory ...