Ubiquitous and almost invisible, the tiny shards of plastic that are entering the human body through the food we eat could be damaging our brains in multiple ways, experts fear.A team of scientists ...

Calling consciousness an "entropic engine" points to something psychologically obvious: selfhood costs energy. Maintaining a stable "me" model across time, contexts, and internal contradictions ...

After the government’s endorsement, many parents rushed to get their hands on leucovorin. They soon discovered that they were ...

A crowded bedroom quietly trains your brain to stay on high alert, which makes it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep. When ...

The humble planarian flatworm can regrow its brain. Here’s how this tiny animal will have you rethinking everything you ...

CCN1 is a key factor for stabilizing brain circuits in adulthood, offering a therapeutic target for conditions, such as Alzheimer's and PTSD.

Particularly alarming for service members are studies showing that microplastics were present in 99% of post-mortem lung ...

Creativity is notoriously difficult to study as it unfolds, but musical improvisation offers a rare chance to watch spontaneous idea-generation in action.

A missing brain molecule may be disrupting neural wiring in Down syndrome, according to new research. Replacing it in adult ...

Young minds are easily molded. Each new experience rewires a child's brain circuitry, adding and removing synaptic ...

In the realm of horror, it was hard to beat the headlines last February that you were carrying around the equivalent of a ...

Adult neurogenesis, the process by which Neural Stem Cells (NSCs) generate new neurons in the mature brain, is increasingly recognized as a dynamic ...