A recent study has revealed that specific patterns of gene activity serve as a hidden map that guides the complex wiring of ...

A study by Alison Preston and colleagues focused on how old and new memories are integrated in the hippocampus.

Broken or disrupted circuits in the brain contribute to many neurological disorders. A new custom-built biological "wire" developed at Duke University School of Medicine points the way toward a new ...

Your muscles aren’t just for lifting heavy objects and looking good in photos—they’re actually functioning as a sophisticated chemical factory that produces brain-boosting compounds essential for ...

Scientists have uncovered remarkable insights into how the earliest brain connections shape infant emotional development, potentially offering new ways to identify children at risk for future ...

A treadmill trains your body. A crossword trains your mind. Dance, it turns out, trains the whole human being.

Ozempic was supposed to be a gut story. Then Allison Shapiro looked at the brain scans. An assistant professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz, she was part of a team studying 13 teens and ...

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June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, and the Alzheimer’s Association is encouraging all Americans to take charge of ...

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Studies suggest that, like mothers, fathers may undergo a shift in their biology in preparation for and in response to the ...