New research suggests the brain may stay active moments after the heart stops, triggering life recall and calm sensations ...

A massive international brain study has revealed that memory decline with age isn’t driven by a single brain region or gene, ...

A new study showcases how brain waves known as alpha oscillations help us distinguish between ourselves and the outside world ...

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.

On Monday, Jan. 12, findings published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) revealed that ...

Scientists uncover how brain shrinkage across multiple regions accelerates memory decline in healthy ageing adults.

Your behavior today could affect your brain activity in two weeks' time, new research suggests. These findings have significant implications for our mental health as well as our attention, cognition ...

Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...

Anxiety is a mental health condition millions of people around the world experience every day but not something that can necessarily be “seen”—until now. In a first-of-its-kind study, scientists at ...

A new study has found that psychopaths show structural changes in particular areas of the brain that deal with things like impulse control and emotional regulation. This improved understanding may ...