A new study reveals that the human brain processes spoken language in a sequence that closely mirrors the layered ...

One of my favorite activities is going to the zoo where I live in Knoxville when it first opens and the animals are most ...

There may be good reasons to object to using animals as living organ factories, including welfare concerns. But the rationale ...

Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text message to composing an op-ed, ...

Most of the muscles of your foot let you point your toes down, like when you stand on tiptoes, or lift them up, like when you walk on your heels. These muscles also help feet roll slightly inward or ...

Bilingual brains reveal something fundamental about human intelligence. It's not about language. It's about domain ...

A biocomputer harnesses biologically derived materials, such as DNA, proteins, or living tissue (e.g., lab-grown neurons), to ...

New research suggests the human brain has five distinct ages, and it may not reach adulthood until a person's early 30s.

Scientists uncovered a surprising four-layer structure hidden inside the hippocampal CA1 region, one of the brain’s major centers for memory, navigation, and emotion. Using advanced RNA imaging ...

"You could really, in a very fundamental sense, talk about redrawing the border around a brain," Hodak says, "possibly to ...

What did that feel like for him?” Boddice asked. I stared for a few seconds while Boddice smiled encouragingly, as if he’d ...

Medical technology company MED-EL announced Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved expanding the use of its Synchrony cochlear implants to children as young as 7 months who ...