Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex involved ...

Scientists from the Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks (MICRONS) consortium have published the microconnectome of a cubic millimeter of the mouse brain. This is the most complete map of this ...

Describe your role at RIKEN. I lead a group that is a member of Japan’s Brain/MINDS project that focuses specifically on the brain of the common marmoset. My group works on neuroinformatics applied to ...

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 ...

At first glance, a BMI chart seems pretty straightforward. But researchers are discovering that where fat is stored in the body may matter more than how much there is overall. In a sweeping study of ...

People with a higher genetic predisposition to attempting suicide tend to show differences in brain structure, according to a new study published in the journal Human Brain Mapping. The researchers ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

Know how stress impairs your neurological health, posing a major risk to your overall wellbeing as it worsens cognitive function and triggers serious issues. Stress feels overwhelming, a sensory and ...