Lateralization of the brain—the tendency for the left and right hemispheres to specialize in different functions—underlies ...

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

A study in newborn chicks shows that brain lateralisation is essential for the development of a left-to-right mental number line.

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...