Extra-virgin olive oil, a major component of the Mediterranean diet, is rich in cell-protecting antioxidants and known for its multiple health benefits....
New research challenges the long-held idea that, because the brain of human ancestors called australopithecines was larger than that of many modern great...
Cortical arousals and brief awakenings during sleep exhibit non-equilibrium dynamics and complex organization across time scales necessary for spontaneous...
A team of researchers from Japan and South Korea has found that a set of neurons called corticobasal ganglia projecting neurons are important for vocal...
A new study, led Boston University researchers, shows that slow oscillating neural activity during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep triggers waves of...
High-intensity interval training results in the greatest memory performance in inactive older adults compared to moderate training or stretching, according...
Our brain can recognize familiar music within just 100-300 milliseconds (0.1-0.3 of a second), according to a new study published in the journal Scientific...
Rats can learn the complex task of navigating a rodent-operated vehicle (ROV) to a desired area, according to new research from the University of Richmond.
Crawford...
Different groups of gigantic dinosaurs had different thermoregulatory strategies to help moderate brain temperatures in the face of high heat loads, according...
Habitual tea drinking has positive effects on brain organization and gives rise to greater efficiency in functional and structural connectivity, according...
A team of researchers from the University of Oxford has identified four regions of the human genome associated with left-handedness in the general population...
A new study published in the JNeurosci shows that through selective breeding, humans have significantly altered the brains of different lineages of domestic...
Sleep is crucial for our survival, and many conditions, including cancer, autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular disease, and Alzheimer’s, are linked to...
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a thread-like ferromagnetic robot that can glide through complex...
A team of researchers at the University of Iowa has found that a single bout of aerobic exercise improves cognitive functions and working memory in older...
Human and non-human primate studies show that in adolescence, a time of increased reactive behavior, self control is limited.
A juvenile rhesus macaque...
According to a study published in the journal eNeuro (bioRxiv.org preprint), changes in vibration-sensitive neurons may equip forager honeybees for waggle...
Astrocytes, long considered to be passive elements in the brain, are required to establish long-lasting memories, according to a study in mice.
Astrocytes...
An international team of scientists has found alterations of task-based functional brain connectivity in a group of astronauts after a long-duration spaceflight....
