In a study published in Science today, Mingsha Zhang, a neuroscientist at Beijing Normal University, focused on the thalamus.

Scientists have discovered that a specific area within the brain, known as the cortical amygdala, plays a pivotal role in determining whether male mice behave aggressively or in a friendly manner.

Hundreds of cubes of human brain tissue help scientists to chart the energy-making capabilities of various brain regions.

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Within the human brain, a network of regions has evolved to process language. These regions are consistently activated whenever people listen to their native language or any ...

As the biological seat of mental life, the brain is center stage in the investigation of what causes and characterizes mental disorders. The roots of the various conditions defined by the medical ...

Immune molecules called cytokines play important roles in the body's defense against infection, helping to control ...

To build the map, researchers at Columbia University and the University of Bordeaux took a slice of a frozen human brain and, ...

Spending lower proportions of time in two deep sleep stages — including REM sleep — may be linked to volume changes in critical brain regions that can be vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease, a new study ...