The discovery that brain ageing may be driven by jammed-up protein factories could lead to better ways to help us stay sharp ...

The human brain relies on two copies of this gene to build a correctly sized brain. If one of the copies is defective, the brain will be either too small or too large—known as mirror effect ...

These technologies are poised to dramatically shape the ways in which we understand and interact with the human brain, with implications for both medical health and holistic wellness.

The first human brain-computer interface by Paradromics was completed in 20 minutes, featuring microelectrodes to help paralyzed individuals control computers with thoughts.

These and other advances have been fueled by a multibillion-dollar bid by the National Institutes of Health to better understand the human brain. But that dozen-year effort now faces an uncertain ...

But according to neuroanatomist Dr. Herculano-Houzel, the human cerebellum contains 80.2 percent of the neurons in the human brain, compared to a meager 18.6 percent in the cerebrum (with 1.2 ...