The device can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery and could transform the treatment of Parkinson's ...

For families of children with severe epilepsy, controlling seizures is often just the beginning of their challenges. Even in ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped how nearly an entire mammalian brain lights up as decisions are made. The massive ...

A study in newborn chicks provides evidence that brain lateralisation, where the left and right hemispheres are functionally different, is required for the development of directional number mapping.

Inside the brain, different areas are interconnected. These various connections form functional networks that relate to how we perceive the world around us and behave.

Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activity while people thought about various types of love, finding that the brain lit up in different areas ...

A new study mapped brain responses to different kinds of love—parental, platonic, romantic, and nature—showing unique brain activations for each type.

Through rigorous experimentation, the researchers take us inside our own heads—showing how the brain experiences six distinct types of love, as well as how each lights up different neural ...

Music actively rewires neural pathways and triggers emotional responses more effectively than meditation, offering easier access to brain-boosting benefits.

Different sugars have different effects on the brain, study finds. Jan. 2, 2013— -- Glucose appears to tamper brain activity in regions that regulate appetite and reward -- but fructose does ...