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Scientists have identified how the human brain changes over just six months to adapt to weightlessness experienced in space.

A new study has used brain images from over 30,000 people to map genetic associations with structural differences in the white matter of the brain, with possible links to several heritable brain-related disorders.

Researchers have discovered that isolated REM-sleep behavior disorder, a precursor to Parkinson's disease, can be identified by an increase in α-synuclein aggregates in the stool of sufferers.

According to research, puppies tend to spontaneously imitate human actions, even when they are not rewarded.

Mirror neurons that are activated when a mouse observes or performs displays of aggression have been identified in the hypothalamus.

The release of the Blue Brain atlas, which provides information on major cell types and brain regions, has revealed new insights into the neural composition of the mouse brain.

Researchers have developed a new method to determine if FDA-approved drugs could be repurposed or improved to help patients with a rare disease of the nervous system, Spinocerebellar ataxia type 5.

New research has turned science’s understanding of how psychedelics affect the brain upside down by solving a longstanding molecular mystery in the field.

Neuroscientists have discovered a potential way to disrupt the hyperactive autoimmune response and neuroinflammation in multiple sclerosis.

A team of researchers at Harvard Medical School has identified a novel DNA repair mechanism that occurs exclusively in neurons, keeping them healthy and functional over a lifetime.