Scientists have discovered that the specific way an aging brain changes shape, such as its overall structure shifting and ...

Friday is International Left-Handers Day. It coincides with new research suggesting that handedness is decided in the womb, reports Louise Holden. Until recently, it was widely believed that children ...

A new study in mice reports that concussions sustained early in life can cause subtle brain changes that re-emerge later in ...

There’s a popular idea that our brains have two sides with two roles. The left side of the brain is analytical and concerned with facts and figures, whereas the right side of the brain is creative, ...

Ever wondered why most people favour their right hand, while a smaller group prefers the left? Handedness isn’t just a random ...

Habits are behaviors that have been automated, so you barely need to think about them. When it comes to starting a new habit, the prefrontal cortex is the head of the operation. The PFC is the folded ...