Is brain imaging overlooking the truth? Research shows that "weak" brain connections predict behavior as well as top signals, ...

Researchers used baby teeth to prove that environmental metal exposure during specific weeks of infancy predicts adolescent ...

Scientists who use imaging to understand the brain's complexity often focus on the strongest signals and ignore the rest. But this strategy, researchers warn, may reveal only the tip of the iceberg. A ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report that early-life exposure to common environmental metals may ...

Recent studies reveal that modern dog breeds have larger neocortices and smaller fear centers than ancient breeds, a change tied to selective breeding for social and cognitive traits. These structural ...

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University of Tennessee, Knoxville neuroscientist Keerthi Krishnan studies how genes, especially MECP2, shape brain ...

The infant's older sister told authorities that when her brother would cry, suspect Anthony Hester "would become frustrated" ...

Every experience leaves a trace in the brain, a memory that can shape future behavior. Alcohol and other addictive substances ...

A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way ...