The Brain Aneurysm Foundation (BAF), the leading advocacy organization supporting education, research, and policy to transform the treatment of brain aneurysms, today highlighted a major new study ...

This neurotransmitter signals to the brain when it’s time to abandon old routines and adapt to new changes.

For centuries, people have turned to prayer for comfort, guidance, healing, and connection with God. While prayer has long ...

Each brain is unique, not only in its connections but also in the molecular composition of its neurons, particularly ion channels. Despite their variability, the brain functions reliably -- a paradox ...

New research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a ...

The moment a person steps off the street and into a restaurant - to take just one example - the brain mentally starts a new "chapter" of the day, a change that causes a big shift in brain activity.

As you're deciding whether to eat one more potato chip, a pitched battle takes place in your brain. One group of neurons promotes hunger while another induces satiety. How quickly one group gains the ...

Ozempic was supposed to be a gut story. Then Allison Shapiro looked at the brain scans. An assistant professor at the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Talia Milgrom-Elcott nurtures belonging & advances STEM. When Dr. Melina Uncapher looks at the brain, she sees an organ constantly ...

Gamma brain waves are rhythmic electric processes in nerve cells called neurons. Nerve activity in the brain allows for communication throughout the brain to carry out functions such as memory, ...

Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) sound like science fiction to most people. But this technology is getting real, quickly.

A new cell type provides a missing piece of the neural network regulating appetite. As you're deciding whether to eat one more potato chip, a pitched battle takes place in your brain. One group of ...