A human brain is a highly complex organ that consists of distinct anatomical and functional brain regions. The human brain performs high-level cognitive functions, sensory perception, memory, and ...

Neuropeptides are functionally diverse signaling molecules in the brain, regulating a wide range of basal bodily and cognitive processes. Despite their importance, the distribution and function of ...

Diesel exhaust particles can disturb the function of human brain immune cells, known as microglia, according to a recent study led by the University of Eastern Finland. The findings, published in ...

Clock genes are a set of genes known to contribute to the regulation of the human body's internal 24-hour cycle, also known as the circadian rhythm. One of these genes is the so-called CLOCK gene, a ...

In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment, and the brain later in life, investigators at Johns Hopkins Medicine and ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

Modern science reveals meditation's profound impact, showing it physically alters the brain by enhancing neuroplasticity and ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

A landmark study reveals lithium, a naturally occurring element, plays a crucial role in brain health and may prevent ...

The human brain is a tricky thing. As we age, we prepare ourselves for the inevitable decline in our memory and overall ...