Neurogenesis—a process whereby new neurons are created—is said to continue throughout one’s life, even as the rate is ...

Language and consciousness are highly intertwined hallmarks of human cognition, but the precise nature of their relationship is yet to be understood.

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The team’s findings showed that these neuronal predecessors are indeed present in the hippocampus throughout adulthood, ...

Now, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet say they’ve found the clearest answer yet. They report the discovery of ...

Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s affect millions of people and are becoming more common as the ...

Scientists discovered that the brain keeps making new neurons even in adulthood, offering hope for brain health treatments.

Your brain’s ancient defense system might be sabotaging your test scores. New research suggests our "behavioral immune system ...

Paleoneurobiologist Emiliano Bruner explores the superpower of projecting images and words that has allowed us to make a ...

A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain's memory centre, the hippocampus, ...