These changes aren’t permanent – the brain goes gradually back to normal after coming back to Earth. Understanding the ...

Students in Anatomy & Physiology II at Oregon Coast Community College have stepped into the brain – literally – using the ...

University of Bristol provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. The Grinch is one of the holiday season’s most familiar icons. The grumpy, green, fur-covered misanthrope who ...

The brain Anatomy often mirrors personality. Judging by behavior, the Grinch's frontal lobes, particularly his prefrontal cortex, would be on the small side—explaining his flat and small forehead.

A hidden four-layer structure in the brain’s key memory hub has been revealed, reshaping how scientists understand learning and neurological disease. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers uncovered four ...

It used to be thought that sea urchins only had a primitive nervous system, but new research has found that they are far more complex than that. The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are ...

Representing the brain as a complex network typically involves approximations of both biological detail and network structure. Here, we discuss the sort of biological detail that may improve network ...

The way the brain’s shape changes as it ages could help to paint the picture of its overall health and offer early warning signs for dementia—years before typical symptoms emerge. Brain scan analysis ...

We are conducting a research study using MRI to understand how the brain regulates blood flow and physiology, with the goal of developing better tools for early detection of vascular dementia.

Doctors will often tell you to avoid processed foods or foods that contain high amounts of sugar or saturated fat. Their advice is sound, since consuming these foods frequently can increase your risk ...