Appetite is governed by gut hormones, not willpower. GLP-1 therapies extend natural satiety signals and expose the biology behind eating.

New research suggests that super-agers generate twice as many neurons as typical older adults. But you don't have to be a ...

Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications ...

Executive function and morality are not tied together, although society may connect the two. Skills like time management are ...

Many people refer to a stroke as the brain’s equivalent of a heart attack. A stroke occurs when there’s an interruption or ...

Much of the common scientific conversation around preserving strong memory and cognition centers on continually learning new subjects and skills. One lay-friendly way of explaining this is that ...

This is where memory is essential to identity formation. The self is assembled not from everything that has happened to us, but from what the brain has chosen to preserve and retrieve.

On the computer screens, the mouse brain is shown from several angles. Then you click, and a small area of the brain is ...

With a four-year, $2.7M NIH grant, Hopkins researchers are developing an AI-powered imaging system that can capture brain activity 20 to 50 times faster than current tools ...

Understanding how a healthy brain works can provide insight into how it fails, too. Scientists hope that studying organoids derived from humans with neurodevelopmental disorders — particularly ...

Makhana is known as a healthy munching option for kids, but does its everyday consumption enhance the development of the brain? A leading doctor explains its impact on memory, concentration and growth ...

The cerebral cortex, the brain's outermost region responsible for higher cognitive functions, depends on a highly ordered, layered structure. Its proper development requires newly generated neurons to ...