Brain volume and function are altered in individuals with opioid use disorder, a new Yale study finds. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI (fMRI), researchers observed the ...

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 ...

UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.

Regrowing the human brain is no longer science fiction. Johns Hopkins engineer Annie Kathuria discusses her TEDx vision for ...

Cambridge neuroscientists discover five distinct stages of brain development from birth to 90, revealing key turning points ...

Researchers around the world are studying how the human brain achieves its extraordinary complexity. A team at the Central ...

The last turning point comes around age 83. The data for this final era is more limited, but the defining feature is a shift ...

A 2023 study found that shorter sleep duration causes reduced brain cortical thickness. Sleep disorders increase the risk of Alzheimer’s, stroke, and cognitive decline. Chronic sleep deprivation ...

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

Explore 10 interesting human brain facts, its structure, functions, and importance to learning, memory, behaviour, and exam ...