Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

There, those reflected wavelengths are transformed into electrical signals to be interpreted by our brain. So we don’t really “see” colour, but reflected light, as interpreted in our brain.

Read these 11 fun facts and you’ll know why: 1. The body has billions of nerve cells Every person’s body contains billions of nerve cells (neurons). There are about 100 billion in the brain ...

The ancient Egyptians thought so little of brain matter they made a practice of scooping it out through the nose of a dead leader before packing the skull with cloth before burial. They believed ...

A new study published in the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics suggests that the way the brain processes language and ...

What are some of the most tantalizing insights that science has gleaned about a behavior that so intensely captivates our ...

Australian radio host Kyle Sandilands announced on air yesterday that he has a brain aneurysm and needs urgent brain surgery.