A new mathematical model could help clarify what drove the evolution of large brains in humans and other animals, according...

College students who consume medium-to-high levels of alcohol and marijuana have a consistently lower GPA, according to a study published...

A new study of Alzheimer's disease by Fiona Kerr and Linda Partridge at University College London, uses mouse and fruit...

Seeing is not always believing - visual speech (mouth movements) mismatched with auditory speech (sounds) can result in the perception...

A brain-computer interface that can decipher the thoughts of people who are unable to communicate could revolutionize the lives of...

Groups of brain regions that synchronize their activity during memory tasks become smaller and more numerous as people age, according...

New research has revealed how three important brain signaling chemicals affect the way that we handle uncertainty. It turns out...

Succeeding in the male-dominated science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines can be very challenging for female faculty. Now, a...

More than 40 million people worldwide are blind, and many of them reach this condition after many years of slow...

People with Icelandic heritage are more likely to carry a novel rare mutation in the TM2D3 gene, which leads to...

Researchers have built and tested a new mathematical model that successfully reproduces complex brain activity during deep sleep, according to...

Light affects sleep. A study in mice published in Open Access journal PLOS Biology shows that the actual color of...

Prion diseases are fatal and incurable neurodegenerative conditions of humans and animals. Yet, how prions kill nerve cells (or neurons)...

Research led by the Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience, the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), and the Ikerbasque Foundation...

School and family influences on physical activity may be stronger in boys than in girls in Australia, according to a...