UCLA researchers have discovered two powerful influences that help guide how the human brain forms before birth. Radial glia, ...

Adolescents who spend more time playing video games tend to show differences in the outer layer of their brains, such as a ...

The cortex is also known as the gray matter of the brain, which contains processing centers for various functions, such as the somatosensory cortex. This is the area where sensory impressions from the ...

As the human brain takes shape before birth, a remarkable type of stem cell helps give it many of the features that make it ...

Researchers have developed a new approach for describing the shape of the cerebral cortex, and provide evidence that cortices across mammalian species resemble a universal, fractal pattern.

A slow breath in and out does the trick for many people when calming their nerves and dealing with anxiety, a disorder that ...

New research examined people's brain activity during collaboration, and found physical evidence of a "sync" effect.

Neuroscientists have kept human brain organoids alive for >5 years, enabling them to study neural development over extended ...

Reading hasn't been around for long, evolutionary speaking. Instead, the brain recruits systems evolved for other purposes ...

Past studies suggest that a mother-to-be's heightened immune responses during pregnancy are linked to a higher risk of ...