Theoretical physicist Jim Al-Khalili goes on a journey through 600 million years of evolution to uncover how the human brain, the most complex structure known of in the universe, came to exist. With ...

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 ...

As artificial intelligence is pitted against the brain, Jim Al-Khalili, broadcaster and professor of theoretical physics, ...

Scientists have developed a new technique which allows them to see tiny clusters in the brain which are believed to trigger ...

The constant ebb and flow of hormones that guide the menstrual cycle don't just affect reproductive organs – they also reshape the brain, and a 2023 study gives us insight into how this happens. Led ...

Working more than 52 hours a week may alter the structure of your brain, new research has found. Being "overworked" could affect the part of the brain linked with problem-solving and memory, as well ...

Working 52 hours or more per week may alter the structure of the brain, research suggests. Experts found that being “overworked” may affect those parts of the brain related to problem-solving and ...

Your mental image of your brain probably looks something like what's pictured here. The cerebrum, shown here, is where all the really important stuff is supposed to happen in humans: consciousness, ...

A world-first brain scanning technique could identify signs of Alzheimer’s disease long before symptoms appear. The method, which analyses the cell structure of the brain, has been found to identify ...