A recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research suggests that people who frequently experience lucid dreams have specific physical network patterns in their brains. Scientists found that the ...

When teenagers shift their sleep schedules between school days and weekends, the resulting mismatch can alter the physical structure and internal communication of their developing brains. A recent ...

Researchers used AI and deep learning to find a link between brain structure and navigation skills but found no measurable ...

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

This brain training hack is literally for the birds, says a new study. Neuroscientists have found birding is actually a brain ...

Growing neurons rely on chemical cues to find their targets, but new research shows that the brain’s physical properties help ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

Cellular senescence is commonly defined as a state characterized by permanent cell cycle arrest in the absence of cell death, in which cells have altered function. While cellular senescence has been ...

Researchers have found that the size of the amygdala—a region of the brain involved in processing emotions—could be linked to ...

Brain health is the state of cognitive, emotional and social functioning that allows people to realise their potential, maintain their wellbeing, and adapt to changes across the course of life. It is ...