The unconscious brain appears to be far more capable than scientists once believed. Researchers found that patients under ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David DiSalvo writes about science, tech and culture. How many times have we heard the argument repeated, that women and men are ...

Breakthroughs in human neuroscience have enabled the generation of diverse and high-dimensional data from genomics and epigenomics, advanced neuroimaging, ...

Nervous system injuries span a wide clinical and biological spectrum, from traumatic brain injury and stroke to spinal cord ...

Brain size and cognitive capacity have undergone remarkable evolutionary transformations across vertebrates, reflecting a balance between energetic costs, developmental constraints and selective ...

Scientists are studying what pregnancy does to the brain and how it does so, shedding light on a long-understudied area of neuroscience.

In our efforts to keep our brains healthy, how do we know what is working? Helen Thomson explores a new generation of tests ...

Nuttida Rungratsameetaweemana is challenging a story neuroscience has told for decades. According to the conventional account, our eyes collect raw information and relay it through a series of nerves ...

Scientists from the Allen Institute have developed what they claim is a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence-powered database and research tool for neuroscientists. The so-called Brain Knowledge ...

A molecular model showing three of the main epigenetic modifications of DNA (orange) and histones (dark blue) [JUAN GAERTNER/Science Photo Library/Getty Images] A major mechanistic influence on aging ...

Adolescence marks a pivotal phase in which cognitive capacities such as working memory, inhibitory control and decision-making refine towards adult levels. Underlying these advances are dynamic ...