Brain

Early hominins may have bashed bones to harvest fatty nutrients from marrow and brains, creating a cerebral expansion that kickstarted evolution.

Research finds evidence that brains age faster among people of lower socioeconomic status.

Brain research gives insight into why abused youth are more vulnerable to exploitation—and how we can help them heal.

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New research from Germany suggests many are unclear regarding which claims about music and the brain have actually been confirmed.

An electrical implant known as a deep-brain stimulator is giving some patients a new start.

New research provides more evidence linking cocoa consumption to enhanced cognitive functioning.

People do "feel" spirits, but why?

The lack of insightful scientific information on what drives fetishes points toward a loosening of restrictions and a widening of what defines "normal."

Living with a brain tumor can often mean feeling reduced to your clinical records.

We used to believe our brains couldn’t be changed. Now we believe they can—if we want it enough. But is that true?

New research finds different patterns of brain activity when improvising musicians are expressing happy feelings, as opposed to sad ones.

Scientists find that, compared to our closest primate relatives, the landscape of the human brain is exceptionally sensitive to external influences.

A study suggests damaged white matter, the brain's signal cables, may be to blame.

Researchers raise alarms about unknown health risks of GE’s Omniscan and Bayer’s Magnevist, drugs injected to get better MRI pictures that contain the heavy metal gadolinium.

Musical training early in life may offset the decline in speech processing that comes decades later.

Athletes often claim that their breakthroughs come when a game starts unfolding at a slower pace. Can psychology explain the phenomenon they're describing?

Researchers are finding many genes unique to our species, but so far they reveal little about our most human traits.

Intellectual abilities don't all follow the same trends as we age, according to new research.

A novel approach to deep brain stimulation could lead to a better understanding of the technique and perhaps new treatments as well.

Offenders with brain injuries make up a huge percentage of prison populations; they also enter the criminal justice system earlier, and stay in it longer.

The brain sometimes renders new and traumatic events in slow motion so it can adequately inventory the details.

New research finds fictional descriptions of fantastic events tickle our brains in unique ways.

New research finds neural changes not only reflecting increased technical capacities, but also enhanced creativity.