New research from the University of Exeter, UK, has demonstrated that regular consumption of concentrated blueberry juice improves brain function in healthy...
Regular consumption of tea lowers the risk of cognitive impairment in older adults by 50%, according to a new study in the Journal of Nutrition, Health...
A duo of researchers at Columbia University has identified two genes (TMEM106B and GRN) that greatly impact normal brain aging, starting at around age...
According to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers, fructose is converted in the human brain from glucose. The finding, published in the journal...
Researchers have found for the first time that dopamine, a vital neurotransmitter in the brain, is involved in human bonding. The results appear in the...
A team of neuroscientists at the University of Toronto in Canada has discovered a reason why we often struggle to remember small details of past experiences....
A research team led by Scripps Research Institute scientist Dr. Supriya Srinivasan has identified a brain hormone that appears to trigger fat burning in...
A duo of researchers from the United States and Australia has used an imaging technique to reconstruct the brain architecture and neural networks of the...
About 8% of the human genome is composed of endogenous retroviruses. According to a new study published in the journal Cell Reports, these retroviruses...
According to new research published in the journal Current Biology, a key area of the hummingbird brain processes motion in a unique, unexpected way.
The...
According to new research published in the journal Scientific Reports, the secret to reliably diagnosing concussions lies in the brain’s ability to process...
As many as 33% of autism cases could be explained by a scarcity of a protein called nSR100 in the brain, a new study in the journal Molecular Cell has...
According to a new study, what we see in the periphery, just outside the direct focus of the eye, may sometimes be a visual illusion.
Four examples of...
A new study in mice shows that dopamine neuron activity plays a key role in judgment of time, slowing down the internal clock.
Sofia Soares et al investigated...
Around 50% of us are susceptible to believing we’ve experienced fictitious events, according to an international team of researchers led by Dr. Alan...
Regular use of cannabis over many years lowers levels of dopamine, a key chemical in the brain’s reward center, says an international team of researchers...
According to Dr. Joe Tsien, a neuroscientist at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, the brain’s basic computational algorithm is organized...
Higher protein and salt content in our food, as well as the volume consumed, can lead to longer naps, a new study in fruit flies suggests.
According to...
