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Much brain research in mice focuses on the neocortex, responsible for higher cognitive function. It might seem reasonable to assume that much of the brain’s cellular complexity appears here.
After reconstructing the scans to create a ‘brain map’ for each individual, the researchers discovered a link between the brain’s function and its shape or geometry.
For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study ...
The cerebellum is involved in coordinating movement and balance. It is also thought to aid learning and can process lots of information.
A new study has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in only a matter of hours. The study was the first to show in a controlled experiment using functional ...
Researchers have mapped the more than 500,000 connections in the intricate brain of a fruit fly larva. This map, they say, could help scientists figure out how learning changes the human brain, too.
In people with opioid use disorder, Yale researchers found several opioid receptor-rich brain regions where both volume and function were altered.
Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...