A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region.

Researchers say artificial intelligence has helped them create one of the most detailed maps of the mouse brain to date.

A new study reveals the human brain’s remarkable ability to maintain communication between its two hemispheres even when the ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

Psychopaths have a 10% larger striatum than non-psychopaths, suggesting biological differences in brain structure. This enlargement is tied to impulsivity and a higher craving for stimulation. The ...

New brain imaging research has uncovered how the brain’s energy and activity reorganize as it transitions from wakefulness to ...

It’s been recognized for some time that Alzheimer’s disease affects brain regions differently and that tau — a protein known to misbehave — plays an important role in the disease. Normally, tau helps ...

Researchers at USC have created the first method to noninvasively measure microscopic blood vessel pulses in the human brain.

A new review study shows menopause is associated with distinct structural changes in the female brain, including decreases in grey matter in the frontal and temporal cortices and hippocampus. These ...

A multidisciplinary research team has discovered that liver alterations associated with metabolic dysfunction–associated ...